Trump administration official Stephen Miller, the anti-immigration right-wing extremist, lost his grandmother to COVID-19 this month and his uncle is outraged at the administration, according to Mother Jones.
David Glosser, the brother of Miller’s mother, took to Facebook on July 4th to announce that his mother had passed away:
“This morning my mother, Ruth Glosser, died of the late effects of COVID-19 like so many thousands of other people; both young and old. She survived the acute infection but was left with lung and neurological damage that destroyed her will to eat and her ability to breathe well enough to sustain arousal and consciousness. Over an 8-week period she gradually slipped away and died peacefully this morning. ”
Glosser spoke to Mother Jones and said that “With the death of my mother, I’m angry and outraged at [Miller] directly and the administration he has devoted his energy to supporting.”
The White House tried to divert the blame by claiming that Miller’s grandmother didn’t die of COVID-19.
“This is categorically false, and a disgusting use of so-called journalism when the family deserves privacy to mourn the loss of a loved one. His grandmother did not pass away from COVID. She was diagnosed with COVID in March and passed away in July so that timeline does not add up at all. His grandmother died peacefully in her sleep from old age. I would hope that you would choose not to go down this road.”
Moreover, Ruth Glosser’s death certificate—which her son shared with Mother Jones—lists her cause of death as “respiratory arrest” resulting from “COVID-19.”
Informed that Ruth Glosser’s death certificate cited COVID-19, the White House spokesperson replied, “Again, this is categorically false. She had a mild [sic] case of COVID-19 in March. She was never hospitalized and made a full and quick recovery.”
