The irony in it all. It might even turn out to be a blessing in disguise, the spread amongst senators might end up postponing the supreme court nomination. A bit tragic it's come down to this though
Honestly I think its a huge positive for the country - not because he's sick but because people will now take this more seriously, which means hopefully the numbers start going down.
It is already being turned into a campaign tactic to trick the people that are already iffy on mask wearing, if you find yourself in public a lot please wear a mask!