Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds toots dog whistle, blames unvaccinated migrants for recent Covid spike

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday blamed migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border for some of the nation's Covid-19 spike, saying "none of them are vaccinated and they’re getting dispersed throughout the country."

While public health experts have been citing the virus' delta variant and lagging U.S. vaccination efforts for the latest coronavirus surge, Reynolds said partial responsibility rests with newcomers coming across the southern border.

"Part of the problem is the southern border is open and we’ve got 88 countries that are coming across the border and they don’t have vaccines," Reynolds told reporters Tuesday.

A spokesman for Reynolds said Wednesday her statement mirrors views from other lawmakers in Texas.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/iowa-gov-kim-reynolds-blames-150800150.html

[SoCalDavidS]

1. These Migrants I'm Seeing On TV In The Hospital Look Awful White

Fuck You Kim!

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

2. Really?

Really?

[EarlG]

3. Wow, this must be their new spin

Greg Abbott just signed some executive order about immigrants with Covid too. Here come the new RW talking points….

[madaboutharry]

4. How did this dumbass become a governor?

She makes decisions based on crackpot thoughts in her head. And she is an ugly racist. It hurts that people like this have power over other peoples’ lives.

I really hope the Democrats in Iowa come up with a candidate that can beat her in 2022.

[bahboo]

5. alright then....prove it....asshole....

[Wingus Dingus]

6. Sure, yes, let's ignore all the actual citizens in this country

who refuse to get vaccinated and try to pin this on immigrants. This is so cynical and transparent it's appalling.

[Peppertoo]

7. Iowa isn't even close to the border

[DFW]

8. 88 countries coming across the border?

She must mean the twenty or so countries of Latin America plus those large enclaves of Eastern Europeans, South Asians, Southeast Asians, Middle Easterners, North Africans and Subsaharan Africans all camped out inconspicuously on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande, all cleverly disguised as shrub and desert so as to evade detection by the both Mexican government and our drones.