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New York City Councilman Mark Levine was slammed for his hot take on a potential spike in coronavirus cases.
The Democrat representing Manhattan neighborhoods took to Twitter Wednesday morning to declare that “racism” deserves the blame for any sudden spike in cases of COVID-19 in the city, and protesters gathered en masse weeks after thousands have died in the state due to the illness will bear no responsibility.
“Let’s be clear about something: if there is a spike in coronavirus cases in the next two weeks, don’t blame the protesters,” Levine tweeted. “Blame racism.”
The member of the New York City Council, and chairman of its health committee, was touted in the Washington Post last month as the Anthony Fauci of the Council, referring to the White House coronavirus task force member and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Let’s be clear about something: if there is a spike in coronavirus cases in the next two weeks, don’t blame the protesters.
Blame racism.
— Mark D. Levine (@MarkLevineNYC) June 3, 2020
Levine’s finger-pointing on Wednesday extended to the New York Police Department, citing their actions in dealing with demonstrations and violent protests that rocked the city in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis last week.
And let’s remember that the police are increasing covid risk by:
* using tear gas
* herding demonstrators into tight spaces
* putting people in crowded jails— Mark D. Levine (@MarkLevineNYC) June 3, 2020
He also shared an alert sent to medical providers by the New York City Health Department on testing for COVID-19.
NEW: NYC Health Dept sends out alert to all medical providers stating…
==> “We now recommend that all NYers receive Covid19 diagnostic testing whether or not they have symptoms or are at increased risk”
==> “NYers seeking medical care for any reason should be offered testing” pic.twitter.com/zi4eAqTBIe
— Mark D. Levine (@MarkLevineNYC) June 3, 2020
Of course, Twitter users were reminded that Levine that racism against Asian people was his big concern in February as the virus began to spread.
Mark Levine in particular should have resigned in disgrace over this. Somehow, he remains chair of the NYC Council health committee. After NYC had the worst virus outbreak perhaps in the entire world. Now he’s endorsing MORE mass gatherings. What the fuckhttps://t.co/Ly1PMTpUR2
— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) June 3, 2020
State and city Democrat leaders have forgotten that they were just threatening residents with fines and jail time over violations of coronavirus orders. Democrats running major cities now seem to be all in with protesters as they allow mass demonstrations in the wake of George Floyd’s death.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that he “stands” with the demonstrators – even though they were in violation of his own stay-at-home orders, with the first phase of a reopening plan not happening until sometime this month.
Earlier this month, the governor blasted critics who were calling for coronavirus restrictions to be lifted, declaring at a news conference, “you have no right to jeopardize my health … and my children’s health and your children’s health.”
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who has come under fire by even Cuomo for mishandling the rampant rioting and looting in the city, repeatedly shamed New Yorkers who defied social distancing or lockdown orders just before the protests began.
Twitter users blasted Levine for not assigning blame for a possible spike in cases of the contagious virus where it belongs.
I like how the party of science is now angling to blame racism for a spike in coronavirus.
— sane randy (@Kno1ThngNothing) June 3, 2020
No thanks, I think I’ll blame elected officials like yourself who suddenly decided to encourage and *participate in* mass gatherings that violate the legal requirements you’d been demanding everyone else abide by for the past three months https://t.co/7rnkTv5CYr
— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) June 3, 2020
How is every New York public official the worst public official in the nation?
— Chris Paul (@imyourmoderator) June 3, 2020
Factually, if there’s a spike amongst protesters is because such protesters did not follow CDC guidelines. It has nothing to do with racism
— Vox Populi (@Vox_PopuliNY) June 3, 2020
Are you a writer for The Onion? If not, you should be.
— Steven Kane (@stevenkane) June 3, 2020
I’d rather blame the news media, elitists, and protected class for openly encouraging 1000s of people to potentially endanger themselves.
Also, if there isn’t a spike in Covid cases, can the world reopen then? I think that would definitive proof that the virus is manageable.
— Patrick’s Place (@PsCrazyPlace) June 3, 2020
This is comedy.
— Guy DeBord’s Ghost (@GuyDeBordsGhost) June 3, 2020
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