Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) on Wednesday tweeted and then deleted a post mocking the threat of the delta variant of COVID-19 .
“The easiest way to make the Delta variant go away is to turn off CNN ,” wrote the QAnon-endorsing Republican, touting ignorance as a defense against the mutated strain of the coronavirus first discovered in India that is significantly more transmissible than other variants.
“And vote Republican,” she added, in a further attempt to politicize the issue.
Boebert nixed the post after an hour, but it remains documented on ProPublica’s “Politwoops ” page.
In response, Colorado state Rep. Steven Woodrow (D) said Boebert “proves once again that stupidity has a champion in Colorado.”
Other critics agreed. Many reminded Boebert that parts of her own district are now seeing a surge in the number of cases of the delta variant :
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