BREAKING NEWS: Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain has died of COVID-19, according to the Daily Mail.
His death occurred several weeks after he attended a Donald Trump rally while not wearing a mask. After testing positive for the virus, 74-year-old Cain was being treated in an Atlanta hospital where he eventually passed away. Cain was at high-risk of dying from the virus because of his age. He is also a cancer survivor.
He tweeted a photo of himself in the stands at Trump’s Tulsa rally with the caption, “Here’s just a few of the #BlackVoicesForTrump at tonight’s rally! Having a fantastic time!”
Cain had traveled to multiple cities in June–his staff is unsure where he contracted the virus.
While the conservative world is mourning Cain, the response from leftists on Twitter has been more mixed; some are even celebrating Cain’s death.
Herman Cain just DIED from #coronavirus that he reportedly caught while attending Trump’s #Tulsa rally WITHOUT a mask.
Yet here are more #COVIDIOTS waiting to attend Pence’s event *without a mask*. #TrumpVirus #COVID19 #WearAMask https://t.co/PQpY7CRyGy
— Dr. Dena Grayson (@DrDenaGrayson) July 30, 2020
Wouldn’t it be great if Republicans saw the loss of Herman Cain as a moment to take coronavirus seriously to Enforce a mask mandate and social distancing? Lives could be saved.
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) July 30, 2020
Re-upping this photo of Gov Stitt sitting within two feet of Herman Cain—both without masks—at Trump’s Tulsa rally.
Both Stitt and Cain tested positive for coronavirus after the rally. Now one of them is dead.
Are you ready to take this seriously yet, @GovStitt? pic.twitter.com/xNxRfd7SYB
— Kendall Brown (@kendallybrown) July 30, 2020
Wow. @Google_Comms why are you denigrating Herman Cain like this? https://t.co/DUrh1b02li
— Reclaiming My Time Cernovich (@Cernovich) July 30, 2020
This piece was written by Objectivist Staff on July 30, 2020. It originally appeared in Objectivist.co and is used by permission.
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