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Public Health Officials Warn Insurrection in D.C. Was Likely Superspreader Event

HeadlineJan 08, 2021

Public health officials fear Wednesday’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol was a likely coronavirus superspreader event. Few of the marauders wore masks, and many of them celebrated their refusal to follow public health guidelines. This is far-right podcast host Clay Clark speaking at a rally of Trump supporters in Washington on Tuesday.

Clay Clark: “Turn to the person next to you and give them a hug, someone you don’t know. Go hug somebody. Go ahead and spread it out, mass spreader. It’s a mass spreader event! It’s a mass spreader event! It’s a mass spreader event!”

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