Finally, a member of the media called out the left for its massive hypocrisy in not calling out Black Lives Matter and anti-police protests for contributing to spreading the coronavirus.
"Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace asked Biden spokesperson Symone Sanders why there seemed to be a double standard when it comes to these protests, which of course Sanders denied.
Wallace began by asking Sanders to comment on the surprisingly low turnout at President Trump's latest campaign rally in Tulsa over the weekend, but then pressed her on the hypocrisy on supposed "super spreader" events.
I want to pick up though on this whole question of the public health of these mass gatherings, Symone, because when there were tens of thousands of people marching in the streets and, quite rightly, in protest for the death of George Floyd and the issues of police brutality, there were so many of them -- not maybe most, but many of them were not wearing masks. At that time the president called -- the vice president, Joe Biden, called those rallies right and necessary, with no mention of public health. I guess the question is, why the double standard where the protests were okay, but this rally was dangerous?
Sanders, of course, denied that there was any double standard, saying, "Chris, there is no double standard here. Protesting is an American right. The American people have the right to go out and raise their voices."
The Media Research Center reports, however, that the words "super spreader" are used almost exclusively to describe Trump rallies. Coincidence?
Wallace kept after Sanders, pressing her on why Joe Biden never cautioned against the protests as potential "super spreaders," which Sanders also dodged:
WALLACE: By why didn't -- I guess what I'm asking though -- if I may, Symone, I just am asking this one question, why did the vice president -- because whether it was indoors or outdoors, whatever the reason for the gathering, there were thousands of people in the streets in these protests. Why didn't Vice President Biden say, look, I understand the concern, but these may be potential super-spreaders?
SANDERS: Chris, I just listened to your last segment where the doctor noted that there has -- there is no evidence that the protests are what have spiked coronavirus cases across the country. So I'm not sure what you're asking or what you're suggesting.
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