{"id":1132054,"date":"2021-12-19T11:19:55","date_gmt":"2021-12-19T16:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1132054"},"modified":"2021-12-19T11:19:57","modified_gmt":"2021-12-19T16:19:57","slug":"usa-today-columnist-mocks-republican-who-died-after-battling-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usa-today-columnist-mocks-republican-who-died-after-battling-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"USA Today Columnist Mocks Republican Who Died After Battling Coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fusa-today-columnist-mocks-republican-who-died-after-battling-coronavirus%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1132054&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Se.-Doug-Ericksen-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">USA Today columnist Michael J. Stern appeared to mock the death of Washington State Senator Doug Ericksen (R) on Saturday, a Trump supporter who opposed vaccine mandates and who tested positive for the coronavirus in November.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/subscribe\/signup-offers\/?pw=redirect&amp;subsource=paywall&amp;return=https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/seattle-news\/politics\/washington-state-sen-doug-ericksen-dies-after-battle-with-covid\/\"><em>Seattle Times<\/em><\/a>, the exact cause of Ericksen\u2019s death still remains unknown along with his vaccination status. His death comes just a little more than a month after he tested positive for the coronavirus while in the country of El Salvador.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe are heartbroken to share that our husband and father passed away,\u201d Ericksen\u2019s wife, Tasha, and his two daughters said in a prepared statement. \u201cPlease keep our family in your prayers and thank you for continuing to respect our privacy in this extremely difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ericksen (pictured) reportedly died on Friday. The exact reason for his visit to El Salvador has not been released.<\/p>\n<p>Sharing an article from the Daily Beast, Michael J. Stern<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MichaelJStern1\/status\/1472392463058972674?s=20\"> said the following<\/a> in response to the state senator\u2019s death:&nbsp; \u201cAnti-vaxxer conservative Washington state senator Doug Erickson has died\u2026of Covid-19. On a brighter note, I\u2019m making crispy brussels sprouts and shrimp for dinner.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Stern was not alone in his mockery:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"15.190476190476\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Also fun fact I am not tHe ToLeRaNt LeFt. I am the intolerant left. I don\u2019t give a fuck.<\/p>\n<p>If you don\u2019t do the bare minimum for society, you\u2019re not entitled to the bare minimum benefit of people who do. Get wholly, entirely, unceremoniously fucked.<\/p>\n<p>Even if fucked means dead.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sarah Smith\u2728\u2728 (@SarahSmith4WA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SarahSmith4WA\/status\/1472461359832920066?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.1616161616162\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">State Sen. Doug Ericksen of Ferndale says he is sickened with COVID-19 in El Salvador and unable to receive antibody drugs to treat it. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Antivaxxers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Antivaxxers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Washington?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Washington<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DougErickson?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DougErickson<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ElSalvador?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ElSalvador<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TooBadSoSad?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TooBadSoSad<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrScarce?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MrScarce<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9cZd0OWT3t\">https:\/\/t.co\/9cZd0OWT3t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Crooks and Liars (@crooksandliars) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/crooksandliars\/status\/1459921727052390400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 14, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Though Ericksen\u2019s vaccination status remains unknown at this time, it has not yet been reported he was an \u201canti-vaxxer\u201d or that he spoke ill of the coronavirus vaccines. Multiple media <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellinghamherald.com\/news\/politics-government\/article256465666.html\">outlets<\/a> have since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/washington-state-sen-doug-ericksen-dies-52-covid-19-battle-rcna9278\">reported<\/a> that Ericksen opposed Washington Gov. Jay Inslee\u2019s (D) coronavirus measures, such as vaccine and mask mandates, social distancing, and lockdowns; no reports indicate that he opposed the vaccines themselves.<\/p>\n<p>After testing positive for the coronavirus, Ericksen sent a message to his Republican colleagues asking to help him get monoclonal antibodies \u2013 treatment <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonmethodist.org\/blog\/articles\/2021\/jan\/what-is-monoclonal-antibody-therapy-and-who-is-eligible-to-receive-it\/\">most effective<\/a> during the virus\u2019 early stages.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI took a trip to El Salvador and tested positive for COVID shortly after I arrived,\u201d he wrote. \u201cI cannot get back home, and it\u2019s to the point that I feel it would be beneficial for me to receive an iv of monoclonal antibodies (Regeneron). I have a doctor here who can administer the iv, but the product is not available here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo any of you have any ideas on how I could get the monoclonal antibodies sent to me here,\u201d Ericksen continued. \u201cIdeally, I would like to get it on a flight tonight so it would be here by tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the <em>Seattle Times<\/em>, Ericksen \u201ceventually&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.md\/o\/Nya20\/https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/seattle-news\/politics\/condition-location-unknown-for-washington-state-lawmaker-who-said-he-was-diagnosed-with-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arranged a medevac flight to a Florida hospital<\/a>,\u201d though it is unclear where he was at the moment of his death.<\/p>\n<p>Doug Ericksen strongly supported former President Trump\u2019s candidacy and was one of the early backers of his 2016 campaign.&nbsp;Washington State Lt. Gov. Denny Heck mourned his death on Twitter Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m deeply saddened to hear that Senator Doug Ericksen passed away on Friday,\u201d he said. \u201cMy heart is heavy for Tasha, Elsa, and Addi, who have lost a husband and a father. May they find peace and compassion during this difficult time. Everyone in the Senate is thinking of them.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"12.309375\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m deeply saddened to hear that Senator Doug Ericksen passed away on Friday. My heart is heavy for Tasha, Elsa, and Addi, who have lost a husband and a father. May they find peace and compassion during this difficult time. Everyone in the Senate is thinking of them.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Denny Heck (@LtGovDennyHeck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LtGovDennyHeck\/status\/1472360635702779908?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USA Today columnist Michael J. 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