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In hospital with COVID, conservative Texan running for governor condemns vaccine mandates

Published 10/10/2021, 01:08 PM
Updated 10/11/2021, 01:10 AM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Congressman and retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Allen West speaks to the press at Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York City, U.S. December 5, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

(Reuters) - Conservative firebrand and Texas Republican gubernatorial candidate Allen West was receiving care for COVID-19 in a hospital on Sunday, he said on Twitter (NYSE:TWTR), noting that his experience with the illness had strengthened his opposition to vaccine mandates.

West, 60, served as chairman of the Republican Party of Texas for less than a year before stepping down in June https://www.reuters.com/world/us/conservative-firebrand-west-resigns-texas-republican-leader-2021-06-04. He has opposed vaccine mandates and is not vaccinated against COVID-19, according to his Twitter page.

A former one-term Florida congressman, he is now campaigning to unseat Republican Governor Greg Abbott in 2022.

"I can attest that, after this experience, I am even more dedicated to fighting against vaccine mandates," West said on Sunday, in a series of tweets he sent while receiving care at a hospital in Plano, Texas.

West said he was receiving monoclonal antibody treatment and his condition was improving, although there were still "concerns of COVID-related pneumonia."

His wife Angela, who was hospitalized with the virus at the same time as he was on Saturday but who was vaccinated, has been released to go home, West said.

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I notice that this article doesn’t include the entirety of his comments.
instead of complaining, feel free to share the rest of his comments, I am sure it's just as enlightening as the part that was quoted.....like when he said he took hydroxycholoriquine for Covid
I agree with Allen.
Malcolm X said the biggest enemy to the black people were white liberals. Still as true today as it was back then.
How about another one? Most the white liberals have been career politicians with over 20 yrs in office, yet they got the ignorant voters to believe Trump was responsible for what is going on in America. hahaha, you cant get much more ignorant
 "Trump was responsible for what is going on in America."  -- so you are saying Trump isn't responsible for what went on in America in 2020?  so Biden isn't responsible for what went on in 2021?  good to know
Deflection is a horrible tool for discussion. You should lose it
I can't wait for hospitals to deny covid treatment to the unvacinated.
The same way some cant wait for life insurane companies to raise your premiums because of your increased chances of countless autoimmune disorders in future? Be careful what you wish for!
When these Dems want to abort babies it their body, their choice. Then ??!!! You know the rest
so you are saying the pro choice supporters are just as inconsistent and hypocritical as the pro life supporters/anti vaxxers when it comes to ******and vax mandates?  yeah OK, how does that help your arguement?
im saying ypur chinese government is very oppressive.
 I am guessing the spellcheck function in your St Petersburg bot farm isn't working today?
If he’s against MASK 😷 mandates. Hes against the VACCINE💉 then he shouldve stood strong and rejected being treated with anti/bodies and took his efging meficine like a man. Thats all!
Why is a free country?
Pfizer scientist is right, trust the science over the vaccine.
🤡🤡🤡
West is the epitome of a conservative snowflake. He will melt down at the slightest challenge to anything that threatens his narrow view of masculinity.
He’s done more for this country then you ever will tho.
So easy to hate, so hard to love. You always take the easy road
Benjamin McIntire is an uneducated white liberal that peddles Democrat party talking points
You couldn't make this stuff up if you tried. I love that the far right makes up conspiracy theories to rally support and the left just points to any current news to show how smart the GOP is. He is in the hospital and his wife went home already. Hmm, I can see why this experience helps strengthen  your opposition to mandates???  I hope he lives so we can keep laughing at his expense.
 "Possibly the real news here is that his vaccinated wife was also hospitalized."  -- and she is already out of hospital while he is still being treated, so again, a win for the vaccinated side
actually a loss since she is vaxxed still ended at the hospital
 a loss?  when did the vaccine company guarantee that you won't get covid after getting a shot?  they did say the vaccine will reduce the symptom, as demonstrated by his wife leaving the hospital vs the unvaccinated trump-lover when is still in hospital
so if he is 'my body my choice' why doesn't he also reject the antibody treatment. repubs take hypocrisy to a whole other level.
Let's not start on that ********BS too
ab/ort/ion
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