Nearly 820,000 Americans have been infected by the coronavirus and 45,000 are dead, yet Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) not only thinks that most of the deceased deserved it, but he also wants more people to die by doubling down on a drug that is dangerous.
Anybody can contract coronavirus and die from it, but people with pre-existing conditions are even more at risk, and that’s where a large part of the death toll comes from, as Cornyn pointed out on Twitter, seemingly suggesting that those who have died only have themselves to blame for it.
#COVIDー19 The data showed that 9 of 10 patients had an underlying medical condition, including:
—Hypertension: 49.7%
—Diabetes: 28.3%
—Chronic lung disease: 34.6%
—Cardiovascular disease: 27.8%
—Obesity: 48.3% https://t.co/YjabN89Bwc— Senator John Cornyn (@JohnCornyn) April 21, 2020
On top of that lack of compassion, Cornyn called for clinical trials of hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malarial drug President Donald Trump has frequently promoted as a miracle drug even though recent studies show that it has no benefit at all and can result in serious side effects, including death.
How about real clinical trials? “The nationwide study was not a rigorous experiment. But with 368 patients, it’s the largest look so far of hydroxychloroquine with or without the antibiotic azithromycin for COVID-19, which has killed more than 171,000 people as of Tuesday.” https://t.co/oxXmOuiDcJ
— Senator John Cornyn (@JohnCornyn) April 21, 2020
Clinical trials would involve testing the drug on people, who could very well die in the vain effort to somehow prove that Trump is not wrong.
Both tweets combined make for a compelling case that Cornyn doesn’t care about any of the people who have died thus far or will die because of Trump’s incompetence.
And Twitter users thrashed him in response.
wow, sucks to be them, right, senator?
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) April 21, 2020
44,600 Americans are dead! The U.S. alone accounts for 25% of all the world’s death. This is utter incompetence, and you and all involved with this have American blood on your hands. You will be held accountable!
— Amy Siskind ?️? (@Amy_Siskind) April 21, 2020
Let’s see your medical records, asshole, to see if you have any “underlying medical conditions”…
And your wife’s medical records.
And your children’s.
And your siblings’.
And your friends’.
How many of them are expendable in your rush to “reopen” the economy?
— Pé (@4everNeverTrump) April 21, 2020
What is your point here. That those people deserved to die?
— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) April 21, 2020
100% of current US presidents are obese, so I fail to see his point.
— Ashlee Explains It All (@ash_says_what) April 21, 2020
Lives are lives. People are people, John. Is the implication here that, because of an underlying condition, their deaths are somehow less painful to those who love them?
— Eclecticity (@twistopherrobin) April 21, 2020
Texas has 1 in 3 people who struggle with obesity. You rank as the 10th highest state tying with Oklahoma for obesity. Can your hospitals handle that? Now shall we do diabetes?
— Patricia Arquette (@PattyArquette) April 21, 2020
— Leah McElrath ?️? (@leahmcelrath) April 21, 2020
Purpose of this tweet: If you’re not 100% with no underlying health conditions, you deserve to die.
Senator, over 80% of the US population has preexisting conditions or is over the age of 65.#COVID19 only amplified the deadly failures of the US’ for-profit healthcare system. pic.twitter.com/BfZUI7k6YS
— Trinity (@TrinityResists) April 21, 2020
Check out the trial done in Brazil,it was stopped on day 6 because 11 of the subjects (living, breathing humans) died, 11 died. Get it John? It affects the heart.I suggest you try it and Donald needs to take it also since you both think it’s the greatest thing since sliced bread.
— Kathryn ? (@RentonGrammy) April 21, 2020
John Cornyn is not an American, nor is he a human being. He’s a ghoul allied with a damned monster.
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