Former PA. Governor Tom Ridge Criticizes Stay-At-Home Protests

From CBS Pittsburgh:

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Former Pennsylvania Governor and USA Today opinion contributor Tom Ridge wrote in an op-ed on Wednesday that those protesting the stay-at-home orders are dishonoring America’s veterans.

“In recent days, we have seen images of Americans carrying weapons as part of their protests to immediately reopen society,” Ridge wrote. “What are they planning to do, shoot the virus with their AR-15s?”

Ridge referenced an 86-year-old Vietnam War veteran, Bennie Adkins, who was diagnosed with COVID-19 and eventually died from the virus after a 23-day-long battle.

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