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‘Your family hates you’: Self-quarantined GOP 'monster' blasted for joking about giving Justice Ginsburg coronavirus
March 11, 2020 8:06AM ET
Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ). Image via screengrab.
One of the Republican lawmakers who self-quarantined after coming into contact with a coronavirus patient joked about exposing Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the contagion -- and he was met with furious outrage.
Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ), whose own siblings endorsed his Democratic opponent in 2018, and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) each chose to isolate themselves as a precaution after meeting an individual at CPAC who was later diagnosed with the virus.
The Arizona Republican joked on Twitter about scheduling a joint meeting with Cruz and Ginsburg, who turns 87 on Sunday and has recently battled cancer -- placing her among the most vulnerable populations in the outbreak.
Gosar's attempted joke fell flat, and social media users said they understood why his siblings urged voters to reject him.