Ooops

He looks like they just caught him by surprise.

An Arizona sheriff who in May said that he wouldn't enforce a stay-at-home order imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic has tested positive for COVID-19.

Mark Lamb, the sheriff of Pinal County, Ariz., revealed in a statement shared on Facebook on Wednesday that he received a positive test result after getting an invitation to meet with President Trump at the White House. Lamb was one of several officials invited to attend a White House meeting on law enforcement and the signing of Trump's executive action on policing.

  The Hill

I guess he won't be making that meeting.

Lamb said that he received a mandatory screening from the White House and that the test came back positive.

"On Saturday, I held a campaign event, where it is likely I came into contact with an infected individual," Lamb said, adding that he continued to be asymptomatic and would self-quarantine for two weeks.

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"This line of work is inherently dangerous, and that is a risk we take when we sign up for the job," he said. "Today, that risk is the COVID-19 virus."

Were you not wearing a mask?

Arizona lifted its stay-at-home order on May 15. However, when it was first instituted, Lamb was one of multiple sheriffs in the state who said that he was against enforcing it.

Lamb told The Arizona Republic that he felt the order was a violation of the Constitution and said that he didn't want to arrest anybody. He also claimed that the case counts in the state didn't "justify the actions," arguing that it was ruining the economy.

That's how he got his invitation, no doubt.

Data from Arizona health authorities showed that 1,582 people were hospitalized on Tuesday due to the virus, a new high in the state.

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Health experts have warned that Arizona's hospital capacity could reach a breaking point if cases continue to rise.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.