Maryland Delegate Dan Cox, from Frederick County, has been garnering attention in recent weeks for his coronavirus-related protests.
In fact, Cox claims state leaders threatened him with arrest for leading a protest against the governor鈥檚 stay at home orders last weekend.
Now, his recent Twitter activity is bringing the Republican some renewed attention.
In a post made on Sunday, Cox quoted a tweet from an Australian reporter and wrote “#ArrestBillGates gains worldwide momentum.鈥�
gains worldwide momentum.
鈥� Dan Cox 🇺🇸 – Maryland House of Delegates (@DelegateCox)
The Microsoft founder, whose has been pumping money into efforts to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, has at the same time become because of those efforts, as well as previous statements he has made about the world’s readiness for a pandemic well before the coronavirus.
Cox’s tweet generated criticism as it went viral.
If you want to be a respected leader, you must lead intelligently.
This Maryland state legislator is doing the exact opposite of that.
鈥� Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz)
This is a sitting (Republican) member of the Maryland state legislature
鈥� Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC)
This tweet is spectacularly irresponsible. Just shocking.
鈥� Walter Olson (@WalterOlsonMd)
草莓传媒 reached out to the delegate for comment and will update this story with any response.
Cox is also among a trio of Republicans who have filed suit against Gov. Larry Hogan, also a Republican, arguing along with a group of churches and businesses that the state’s emergency stay-at-home orders violate first amendment protections of free speech and religion.
He is serving as both a plaintiff and a lawyer for the plaintiffs.
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