Herman Cain account tweets COVID-19 ‘not as deadly’ as media says following his death

The social media account of Herman Cain shares information about COVID-19 not being deadly, although he passed from the virus.

After Herman Cain died of COVID-19, his Twitter account continues to share media disregarding the fatal consequences of the novel coronavirus.

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In a now-deleted tweet, the account shared an article on Monday with the caption “It looks like the virus is not as deadly as the mainstream media first made it out to be.” The report at hand from The Western Journal explores new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suggesting a majority of COVID-19 patients died of an underlying condition.

Screenshot of the now-deleted tweet.

According to the account’s bio section, the page is now supervised by family and team of the former GOP presidential candidate. Although he died on July 31 of the coronavirus, this is not the only posthumous tweet about the pandemic.

A blog, published on Cain’s official website was tweeted out, suggesting a “second wave” of coronavirus has not peaked.

Dan: The summer "second wave" really hasn't come close to the original spike, and it isn't showing signs it will. #Coronavirus https://t.co/rzLrfFC3Oa

— The Cain Gang (@THEHermanCain) August 31, 2020

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The account currently stands at over 500,000 followers. Beyond sharing links to COVID-19 reports, the page regulary tweets political bias from his verified platform.

theGrio reported his daughter Dr. Melanie Cain Gallo expressed her father’s desire to continue spreading his thoughts and beliefs through social media, even after his death, after a tweet critical about Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris garnered attention.

“He would have wanted this platform to continue giving people reasons to feel that hope as we continue to tell you what you need to know about what’s going on in the country,” she wrote.

Shortly before testing positive for COVID-19, the The Godfather’s Pizza CEO attended a rally for President Donald Trump, and was photographed not wearing a mask.

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Detroit remembers COVID-19 victims with stunning public park tribute

More than 1,500 residents in Detroit have died due to COVID-19 in the past few months

The over 1,500 COVID-19 victims in Detroit who have lost their lives to the virus were honored in a day-long memorial at Belle Isle.

According to The Detroit News, Monday, thousands of residents drove into the island Park off Jefferson to view a public display of 907 billboard-sized posters of loved locals and first responders who passed away between March and Aug. 18.

TAMPA, FL – AUGUST 12: Marlon Warren, a mortician assistant prepares a funeral service for a man who died of COVID-19 at Ray Williams Funeral Home on August 12, 2020 (Photo by Octavio Jones/Getty Images)

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Among those being honored was Frances Bazel, a widely loved “community mother” who over the years took in 10 foster children. According to her granddaughter, Ericka Murria, she died April 4 from COVID-19, all alone.

“We got a call in the middle of the night that she couldn’t breathe,” recalled Murria, 37, whose family thought the matriarch would be safe from the virus while undergoing rehabilitation at a Detroit nursing home. “It continued to spiral downward. COVID attacked her major organs, pneumonia came about, and she went into a coma.”

DETROIT _ On the eve of Detroit Memorial Day, we make final preparations for the Memorial Drive Around Belle Isle to honor loved ones lost to Covid-19. We have 900 photos, repping 1,500 our city has lost. So proud of the team that made this happen. ⁦⁦⁦@CityofDetroit⁩ pic.twitter.com/3A6Ry3Hbil

— Rochelle Riley (@rochelleriley) August 30, 2020

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Unfortunately, due to health mandates, the family wasn’t able to see Bazel or sit by her bedside as she took her last breath.

“I could not fight for her when she could not fight for herself,” a distraught Murria added tearfully. 

As Murria and her family approached the billboard put up in honor of her grandmother, Bill Withers‘ “Ain’t No Sunshine” began to play on the blues music station they had tuned into on the radio.

“It’s almost like we saw her,” she said. “I know I couldn’t hide my tears after that.”

“This city was hit harder than most. We took it seriously together, as partners,” Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Monday.

She and Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist joined Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan to kick off the memorial day with remarks near the bridge entrance at Jefferson and East Grand Boulevard.

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Defying Wisconsin governor, Trump says he will still visit Kenosha

President Donald Trump declared Monday that he would move ahead with a planned trip to Kenosha, Wis., in defiance of Gov. Tony Evers’ request that he stay away from the state amid raw tensions surrounding protests against racial injustice and police brutality.

“If I didn’t INSIST on having the National Guard activate and go into Kenosha, Wisconsin, there would be no Kenosha right now,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “Also, there would have been great death and injury. I want to thank Law Enforcement and the National Guard. I will see you on Tuesday!”

The president’s social media post comes after the Associated Press reported that the governor sent a letter to the White House on Sunday urging Trump to reconsider his scheduled visit to Kenosha.

“I, along with other community leaders who have reached out, are concerned about what your presence will mean for Kenosha and our state,” Evers wrote. “I am concerned your presence will only hinder our healing. I am concerned your presence will only delay our work to overcome division and move forward together.”

Trump and his allies have sought to highlight incidents of rioting and looting that have accompanied the city’s recent protests, which began after Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, was shot in the back seven times by a white police officer earlier this month as he leaned over into his car.

Last Tuesday, two protesters in Kenosha were shot to death and a third was wounded during an attack allegedly carried out by a young white man who was caught on cellphone video opening fire in the middle of the street with a semi-automatic rifle.

Kyle Rittenhouse, a 17-year-old police admirer from Illinois, was arrested and charged with first-degree intentional homicide, one count of first-degree reckless homicide, one count of attempted first-degree intentional homicide and two counts of first-degree reckless endangerment.

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