{"id":867486,"date":"2021-10-11T10:43:30","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T14:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=867486"},"modified":"2021-10-11T10:43:33","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T14:43:33","slug":"allen-west-former-texas-gop-chair-seeking-to-oust-greg-abbott-hospitalized-with-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/allen-west-former-texas-gop-chair-seeking-to-oust-greg-abbott-hospitalized-with-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Allen West, Former Texas GOP Chair Seeking To Oust Greg Abbott, Hospitalized With COVID-19"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fallen-west-former-texas-gop-chair-seeking-to-oust-greg-abbott-hospitalized-with-covid-19%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=867486&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><\/div>\n<aside id=\"right1forarticles\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\" readability=\"45.642206477733\">\n<p>Allen West, the former chair of the Texas Republican Party who is primarying Republican Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas, is hospitalized with COVID-19 but said Sunday that he was \u201cdoing great.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Allen West <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/coronavirus-pandemic-allen-west-plano-texas-dallas-874d6288387ebb3e41739bdc85541c36\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told<\/a>&nbsp;the Associated Press that he had \u201cno complaints\u201d and was \u201cjust relaxing\u201d in a hospital in Plano, Texas. West <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AllenWest\/status\/1447195960241795078?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> on Twitter that both he and his wife, Angela, were hospitalized with the virus and that they underwent monoclonal antibody infusion therapy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"11.244094488189\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">2\/ Yesterday my wife, Angela, and I underwent monoclonal antibody infusion therapy at Advance ER in Dallas \u2014 special hat tip to the staff there for their care and professionalism. The results were immediate.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Allen West (@AllenWest) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AllenWest\/status\/1447195960241795078?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 10, 2021<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>West said that while his wife was released, he remained in the hospital due to COVID-related pneumonia concerns. He added that his experience made him \u201ceven more dedicated to fighting against vaccine mandates,\u201d and that if elected governor he would \u201cvehemently crush\u201d anyone forcing them in Texas.<\/p>\n<p>West <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/04\/allen-west-announces-run-for-texas-governor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">launched<\/a> his challenge against Abbott in July, shortly after he <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/04\/allen-west-resign-texas-gop-chairman\/\">resigned<\/a> from leading the state\u2019s GOP. He served as a congressman from Florida between 2011 and 2013, though he lost his reelection bid.&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/01\/25\/texas-gop-republicans-backlash-qanon-tweet-allen-west-capitol-riot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Texas GOP Under Fire For Tweeting QAnon Slogan)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>West has vocally backed former President Donald Trump\u2019s discredited claims of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election, even <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/12\/11\/texas-republican-party-law-abiding-states-union-election-results-lawsuit-ken-paxton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">suggesting<\/a> that \u201claw-abiding states\u201d should secede and form their own union \u201cthat will abide by the constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite West\u2019s bid and Texas\u2019 Republican tilt, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/01\/trump-endorses-governor-greg-abbott-texas-2022\/\">endorsed<\/a> Abbott\u2019s reelection effort in June, making West an underdog in his attempt to unseat Abbot next year.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Allen West, the former chair of the Texas Republican Party who is primarying Republican Gov. 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