An ardent supporter and ally of President Donald Trump, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida has contracted the novel coronavirus COVID-19.<br />Gaetz was recently re-elected to his third term in the US House of Representatives.<br />Business Insider reports the conservative congressman from Florida's panhandle region was initially skeptical of the virus.<br />In what Democrats slammed as making light of the highly contagious disease, Gaetz wore a gas mask on the House floor.<br />Gaetz is not alone. On Friday, President Trump's Chief of Staff, Mark Meadows, also announced he had tested positive for COVID-19.
