The sheriff, who tested positive for COVID-19 prior to a planned meeting with President Trump, says he has no plans to enforce mask mandates.
PHOENIX – The sheriff of Pinal County in Arizona offered additional details about his recent trip to Washington, D.C., where heDuring a Saturday phone interview with The Arizona Republic of the USA TODAY Network, Sheriff Mark Lamb said the White House called him on June 13 and asked that he be present when Trump signed an executive order that would hold law enforcement to a higher standard when they used force.
Lamb said he likely contracted COVID-19 at a campaign event he held on June 13, He initially planned for it to be a"come pick up a yard sign" event, but more people showed up than anticipated. Lamb said he informed the Pinal County Department of Public Health of his positive test result and gave them his flight information. He didn't know exactly whom the agency contacted after that.When asked if he planned to hold more public events once his self-isolation was complete, Lamb said he probably wouldn't and that he's not trying to put people at risk. That said, Lamb will likely continue to not wear a mask when out in public.
"What I've learned through this is I need to do a better job of maintaining social distancing," Lamb said. "It was really easy to just fall back. You know, we kind of were getting back into the groove and it was really easy to just fall back into your normal nature and be shaking hands and doing all these things that. Something like this reminds you that you got to be a little bit more careful.
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