‘Racist and flat out wrong’: Texas Republican blames Black Americans for Covid surge
Dan Patrick refuses to apologise for false claim while Texas experiences highest hospitalisation rates since January
Dan Patrick, the Republican lieutenant governor of Texas, has refused to apologise for blaming rising Covid-19 hospitalisations and deaths on unvaccinated African Americans, comments one Black Houston official called “racist and flat out wrong”.
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