We’re also not ruling out the possibility that both of these things are true
Massie neglects to mention that Medicare generally benefits Americans aged 65 and older, who are far, far more likely to die from Covid. The tweet implies that it’s not old age, but Medicare itself that is killing these Americans. Massie’s office did not reply to a request for clarification fromDemocrats were appalled. “Because Covid severely impacted the elderly and the elderly are on Medicare,” Rep.
. “If you paid someone to come up with this tweet fire them. If you came up with this tweet you should hang your head in shame.”about whether this was some sort of trollish joke made at the expense of the hundreds of thousands of elderly Americans who have died from Covid. It was a reasonable question considering it’s always difficult to tell with Massie where the stupidity ends and the troll begins.
Regardless of his intent on Wednesday, Massie has spent the pandemic pushing Covid misinformation and opposing mask and vaccine mandates. He