As he spoke, he appeared to pause mid-sentence as his tooth fell out.
Here’s a close up shared by political media outlet The Recount.
Gohmert publicly refused to wear a mask during this pandemic and tested positive for the coronavirus in July. According to the New York Times, people with pre-existing dental issues who had coronavirus have complained of losing their teeth, but there isn’t evidence-backed research to link the two yet. Upon finding out that he had COVID-19, Gohmert began taking hydroxychloroquine, a malaria treatment pushed by President Trump whose effectiveness in treating COVID-19 was debunked by the National Institutes of Health.
Gohmert was reportedly asymptomatic after his infection, and we can’t say for certain that his wayward tooth was related to his coronavirus diagnosis.
Still, Twitter ran with Gohmert’s loose tooth.
i don’t know how to say this without sounding sarcastic but there is truly nothing that i love more than watching our geriatric leaders and lawmakers decompose before our very eyes https://t.co/8ejtiJ48Vv
— Ashley Feinberg (@ashleyfeinberg) December 8, 2020
Gohmert also suggested, without any evidence, that he contracted COVID-19 from wearing a mask. It’s very unlikely that you can contract the coronavirus from wearing a mask, even if you do happen to touch it or adjust it. Please continue wearing masks.
