New @thefix mashup:
Under Trump, Republicans touted the coronavirus vaccines.
Now, under Biden, they’re questioning them.
washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/…
Ron Johnson
Dec. 13, 2020: “President Trump deserves a lot of credit [for helping produce the vaccines]”
June 28, 2021: “Just because the vaccine is generally safe, doesn’t mean that it's 100% safe.”
Rand Paul
Nov. 19, 2020: “I’ve been a big proponent of releasing it [the vaccines] early”
Dec. 7, 2020: “To government officials…let’s get the vaccine out as soon as we can.”
June 24, 2021: “One dose may be enough, but also maybe zero doses is enough”
Ronny Jackson
Nov. 25, 2020: “I want to contribute to building up that herd immunity”
July 9, 2021: “This is still an experimental vaccine being used under an emergency use authorization.”
Ralph Norman
Jan. 19, 2021: “Operation Warp Speed worked”
July 8, 2021: “There are a lot of people who don’t believe in the vaccine. That’s called personal freedom.”
Brian Mast
Dec. 14, 2020: “Two promising vaccine candidates both over 95% effective”
May 20, 2021: “You have schools saying can they make a segment of the population…barely affected by this get vaccines that we don’t even know the long-term effects of”
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