Wisconsin GOP Sen. Ron Johnson held a disinformation listening to on Tuesday by which he downplayed COVID-19, touted unproven remedies and even in contrast the virus to the common flu.
“Is it that a lot worse (than the flu)?” the Wisconsin Republican requested, with a straight face, throughout his sham Senate listening to.
Throughout his program on Tuesday night time, MSNBC’s Chris Hayes blasted Sen. Johnson’s feedback and identified that within the span of the Wisconsin Republican’s quick listening to, greater than 100 Individuals died of COVID-19.
“It’s the deadliest yr in American historical past,” Hayes stated. “130 Individuals died in simply the 90 minutes of disinformation that Ron Johnson hosted on the hill at this time.”
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Hayes stated:
Is it that a lot worse than the flu? In a foul flu yr we lose 60,000 folks. We’re knocking on the door of 300,000. So, yeah, it’s the deadliest yr in American historical past. Greater than 2,200 Individuals are dying of the virus on daily basis. 130 Individuals died in simply the 90 minutes of disinformation that Ron Johnson hosted on the hill at this time. However that’s the factor. All these folks I listed – Kelly ward, Ken Paxton, Ron Johnson, Roy Blunt, Mitch McConnell – none of them are Donald Trump. Donald Trump will not be the problem. Everybody desires to fake that it’s Donald Trump. Donald Trump’s the issue, he’s intimidating these folks. That’s a misunderstanding. The difficulty, the issue will not be going to go away when he does, and likewise he’s not going to go away as a result of he’s Donald Trump.
Ron Johnson is up for reelection in 2022
As Chris Hayes stated on Tuesday night time, America’s troubles received’t vanish in a single day as soon as Donald Trump leaves workplace subsequent month.
Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson’s efficiency on Tuesday is a reminder that the risk posed to America by the Republican Social gathering will outlive Trump’s presidency.
It received’t really finish till the entire GOP leaders who’ve spent the previous 4 years imitating and enabling Donald Trump are voted out of workplace.
With Sen. Ron Johnson up for reelection in 2022, Wisconsin voters have an opportunity to just do that.
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Sean Colarossi at the moment resides in Cleveland, Ohio. He earned his Bachelor of Arts diploma in Journalism from the College of Massachusetts Amherst and was an organizing fellow for each of President Obama’s presidential campaigns. He additionally labored with Deliberate Parenthood as an Reasonably priced Care Act Outreach Organizer in 2014, serving to northeast Ohio residents receive medical health insurance protection.
