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GOP officials call on El Paso County chair to apologize, consider resigning over COVID-19 post
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| Contributor | BrentinCO |
| Last Edited | BrentinCO Apr 03, 2020 12:32pm |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Apr 03, 2020 12:00pm |
| Description | Nearly every Republican elected official from El Paso County on Thursday demanded that the county GOP chairwoman issue a formal apology and consider resigning after she asked in a social media post if the coronavirus pandemic could be a plot to deceive the public, calling her suggestion "reprehensible."
"This is not who we are as a Party," the 17 Republican officials wrote to Vickie Tonkins, the El Paso County GOP chairwoman, in a scathing email obtained by Colorado Politics.
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Tonkins drew swift condemnation Wednesday when she posted to the county party's Facebook page a question asking, "Do you believe that the Coronavirus is a PSYOP (Psychological Operation)? Post your answer…" |
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