Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX) with other Republicans (Photo: Screen capture)
Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX) lashed out at reporters in front of the U.S. Capitol on Thursday after they asked questions about GOP members being vaccinated.
Jackson whined that it was unfair because the media never asks if Democrats are vaccinated. As CNN's fact-checker Daniel Dale explained, Democrats have been vaccinated for months, where some Republicans are only now deciding to get vaccinated.
Every Democrat in the House and Senate has told CNN that they are vaccinated. They had all disclosed this by May. https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/14/politics/democrats-vaccination-rates-house-mask-rules/index.html\u00a0\u2026https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1418204208650625024\u00a0\u2026— Daniel Dale (@Daniel Dale) 1626961935
A May report at CNN.com boasted the 100 percent vaccination rate among Democrats. At that time, only 95 Republicans got the vaccine, which was about 44 percent of the GOP members. Now that the delta variant is spreading, unvaccinated communities that are in red states are once again filling up hospitals.
Jackson, who is a doctor, was ridiculed on Twitter for his error and lack of information. See the comments below:
Maybe Ronny Jackson should be the one who should take a cognitive test— Acyn (@Acyn) 1626962775
Now lunatic Ronny Jackson says Democrats need to say if they're vaccinated. Earth to psycho, they have. Democrats in Congress are vaccinated.— Emily C. Singer (@Emily C. Singer) 1626960688
Seriously? We've ALL been screaming at you idiotic Repubs for months now, and you haven't been listening??? Who the fuck are you kidding Ronny Jackson?https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1418204208650625024\u00a0\u2026— The Masked Native American Commentator (@The Masked Native American Commentator) 1626962839
I think the press has a responsibility to ask Ronny Jackson, \u201cwho hurt you?\u201dhttps://twitter.com/acyn/status/1418204208650625024\u00a0\u2026— Daniel J. Winarick, Ph.D. (@Daniel J. Winarick, Ph.D.) 1626962256
All the Texas Democrats - and all the US House Democrats - have been vaccinated, @RonnyJacksonTX. You\u2019re dissociating, as usual. Go home and hand out some prescription drugs to people without prescriptions. And turn in your license, you\u2019re a disgrace to humanity.https://twitter.com/acyn/status/1418204208650625024\u00a0\u2026— Keith Olbermann (@Keith Olbermann) 1626962697
Ronny Jackson's life is a failed field sobriety checkhttps://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1418204208650625024\u00a0\u2026— LOL GOP (@LOL GOP) 1626964335
How does Ronny Jackson still have a license to practice medicine? Anybody who calls Trump fit while calling other people he\u2019s never examined unfit isn\u2019t credible.— Steve Redmond (@Steve Redmond) 1626964143
Ronny Jackson is supporting vaccine passports. https://twitter.com/acyn/status/1418204208650625024\u00a0\u2026— VeraC\ud83d\udc7b (@VeraC\ud83d\udc7b) 1626963467
Spoiler alert - All of them. \n\nRonny Jackson is not a serious person.https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1418204208650625024\u00a0\u2026— Bryan Schott (@Bryan Schott) 1626964069
Tell Ronny Jackson that just because he didn't see it on Faux News that doesn't mean the question hasn't been asked.\n\n86% of democrats and only 45% of republicans have been vaccinated, Candyman\n\nBut Charlie Kirk says republicans are virtue signaling if they encourage vaccinationpic.twitter.com/z8RvtMIy57— Star (@Star) 1626963038
1) I guess this means Ronny Jackson acknowledges the vaccine works.\n\n2) Is he suggesting we should have some sort of "vaccine passport" for people to prove vaccination?https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1418204208650625024\u00a0\u2026— Patrick (@Patrick) 1626963474
I don't need to look why Ronny Jackson is trending (and no need to tell me) to know that I'd trust him for medical advice the way I'd trust "drs" Rand Paul, Paul Gosar, or Dr. Pepper.— Howard \u2721 (@Howard \u2721) 1626963028
Ronny Jackson, firing a self-homing torpedo.https://twitter.com/ParkerMolloy/status/1418204877130551300\u00a0\u2026— Marc Jacobs (@Marc Jacobs) 1626961642
I think you as a press have a responsibility to ask questions of Ronny Jackson. How many drinks did you have this morning?— Lionel Hutz Law (@Lionel Hutz Law) 1626962105
Ronny Jackson manages to stand out in a pack of stupid.https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/1418207264352219136\u00a0\u2026— craig carl (@craig carl) 1626962799
