On Tuesday, during a CNN panel discussion about Donald Trump’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, an anti-mask-wearing fan of the president melted down when a man who also voted for the president in 2016 called her an “idiot” for refusing to wear a face-covering during the health crisis.
Trump supporter Bianca Gracia insisted that a death toll of 148,000 Americans in just five months wasn’t that big of a deal considering that there are over 300 million Americans living in the United States. She also pointed out that more Americans died of heart disease every year than have so far died from COVID-19.
However, regretful 2016 Trump voter Daniel Turner said that it was wrong to compare heart disease to COVID-19 because heart disease is not a highly contagious virus.
“As far as heart disease goes, I can’t walk into my local supermarket and catch that from the idiot standing next to me,” he said.
At this point, Gracia erupted in anger.
“I have a breathing problem!” she shouted. “If I don’t wear a mask I’m an idiot? You’d rather I die because I can’t breathe with the mask on!”
Turner proceeded to tear her to pieces.
“If you’re going to come to my grocery store and use that feeble excuse, yes, you are an idiot,” he said. “You can breathe fine with a mask.”
“I cannot!” she complained. “I cannot!”
