躲暴動染疫 民主黨議員怒噴拒戴口罩共和黨議員「自私的白痴」
〔即時新聞/綜合報導〕美國眾議院議員賈亞帕爾(Pramila Jayapal)及科爾曼(Bonnie Watson Coleman)今(12)日確診武漢肺炎(新型冠狀病毒病,COVID-19)。2名議員稱她們應是在上週川粉大鬧國會事件期間被感染。
《法新社》報導,民主黨籍眾議員科爾曼數小時前在推特上宣布,她不幸感染了武漢肺炎,「在星期三當天和好幾位拒絕戴上口罩的同事在避難屋共處一室後,我決定去做病毒檢測,結果呈陽性反應。」
科爾曼的辦公室在一份聲明中指出,科爾曼應是在避難期間被傳染。
確診的賈亞帕爾在推特稱指,在她與其他國會議員國會避難處時,許多共和黨人不僅拒絕戴上口罩,還以嘲弄的態度來對待好心提供他們口罩的同事或國會員工。
氣憤的賈亞帕爾在聲明中以「自私的白痴」一詞來抨擊不戴上口罩的議員,並稱這些議員不配在眾議院擁有座位。
I just received a positive COVID-19 test result after being locked down in a secured room at the Capitol where several Republicans not only cruelly refused to wear a mask but recklessly mocked colleagues and staff who offered them one.https://t.co/wVmgroKsdf
— Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) January 12, 2021
Following the events of Wednesday, including sheltering with several colleagues who refused to wear masks, I decided to take a Covid test.
— Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (@RepBonnie) January 11, 2021
I have tested positive.https://t.co/wivlbwrmV0
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