Turning Point USA co-founder dies of covid complications

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5. Charlie Kirk declares that he won't wear masks because he doesn't believe the science

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to surge throughout the United States, killing almost 150,000 Americans and infecting millions, key surrogates to President Donald Trump and the administration continue to insist that basic safety measures are unscientific and an affront to civil liberties. Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, a top Trump ally and frequent Fox guest, has been consistently working to undermine health care experts and government officials working to enforce COVID safety guidelines.

On his podcast, Kirk bragged about refusing to wear a mask in grocery stores that require them.

CHARLIE KIRK (HOST): Do not force me to wear a mask, it's that simple. I'm not gonna do it, I'm not. The only time I comply is on the airlines because I actually need to fly the airlines to be able to do my job and travel the country so I can deliver truth to you and make an income and grow Turning Point USA. So that's the fight I do not fight. But every single time I go into one of these grocery stores, "Where's your mask?"

I say, well first of all, the science around masks is very questionable, very questionable. In fact some people, some doctors think that masks actually make you sicker and have you less likely to be able to get oxygen and more likely to infect yourself, and less likely to be able to fight the virus, and actually more likely to be able to die sooner. A lot of people believe that. I've met many doctors that hold that view.

https://www.mediamatters.org/coronavirus-covid-19/charlie-kirk-declares-he-wont-wear-masks-because-he-doesnt-believe-science