In case @DanCrenshawTX pretends to forget all these COVID-19 lies, here's a thread to jog his memory.
I'm going to hold him accountable come November 3rd, and here's why.
(1/16)
On April 22, @DanCrenshawTX said @HarrisCoJudge's mask measure was “draconian” and would lead to “unjust government tyranny.” (2/16)
On May 21, @DanCrenshawTX said the public does not need to follow Judge Hidalgo’s mask orders, chastising her “immaturity” before claiming the virus “is not that bad and it never was." (3/16)
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On May 27, @DanCrenshawTX said “There is no guaranteed consequence with not wearing a mask…it’s not clear the mask would help.” He also questioned "the entire strategy of social distancing” & “increasing amounts of tests.” (4/16)
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On the same day, @DanCrenshawTX disregarded asymptomatic transmission and praised the “anecdotal evidence” for using hydroxychloroquine — which was recently revoked by the FDA for emergency COVID-19 treatment. Again, he was dangerously wrong. (5/16)
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On June 12, @DanCrenshawTX said the virus is “not going to get transmitted...really I’m not even sure what public spaces it might get transmitted in” and “...it seems obvious that mass gatherings should be limited,” before hosting a packed event. (6/16)
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On June 14, @DanCrenshawTX insinuated that mask-wearers were simply “virtue-signaling” rather than protecting each other, contributing to the needless partisanship that has defined what should have been common-sense public health guidance. (7/16)
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On June 20, @DanCrenshawTX hosted a packed campaign event without his mask or the "common sense" he preaches about. And on June 21, Crenshaw attended a packed, indoors meet and greet event with Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, another coronavirus skeptic. (8/16)
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In July, when Texas lost 5,801 lives, @DanCrenshawTX conveniently stopped mentioning the death toll metric to justify his COVID-19 disinformation. We lost more Texans in July than March, April, May, and June combined. (9/16)
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On July 17, a bipartisan group of 100+ Houston doctors begged Dan Crenshaw to stop spreading COVID-19 disinformation. "We implore you to stop playing politics, stop spreading dangerous disinformation, and start leading by example," the letter said. (10/16)
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By August, the Congressman was back to headlining packed, maskless campaign fundraisers like this one in Travis County on August 21, which the article claims is under investigation by the state of Texas for violating the governor’s mask mandates. (11/16)
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On September 1:
"@DanCrenshawTX has been...accusing Democrats and the media of exaggerating [COVID-19's] impact. He has not always worn a mask in settings where they are advised — or required under Gov. Greg Abbott's statewide mask order.” (12/16)
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On September 10, @DanCrenshawTX defended Trump’s “very good” intentions for downplaying the COVID-19 virus that has killed over 200,000 Americans. (13/16)
On September 13, Crenshaw attempted to twist the truth on COVID-19’s enormous death toll in this interview with @KPRC2Khambrel. He claimed “if you take New York City out of the mix, we actually have some of the best performance." (14/16)
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The same interview: @DanCrenshawTX says “it’s really only in a small area of the country, which is the northeast that we actually performed badly,” & “you look at Texas per capita death rates, we outperformed just about most other countries.”
Over 15,000 Texans are dead. (15/16)
From the beginning of COVID-19, @DanCrenshawTX has misled the people of #TX02 and compromised the safety of our families. I'm running to help our community recover stronger and better than ever, but I can't do this alone.
Give what you can today. (16/16)
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