#COVID19 has now killed 20,304 Americans

We asked my GOP opponent @RobWittman why he falsely told us “the virus is NOT spreading” while buying himself Pharma stock in a potential COVID19 vaccine?

He called our ask “despicable”

But thats the least of the problem

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First, @RobWittman calls our simple ask for transparency a “serious allegation.”

We didn’t make any allegation.

We asked why he falsely told us the virus is NOT spreading while he bought himself Pharma stock?

He hasn’t answered or set any facts straight.

But it gets worse
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Next— @RobWittman argues “everyone does it,” & he gives “complete authority” to someone else

He doesn’t call it a blind trust

He wants us to believe AS he got briefed on COVID19 pandemic—*coincidentally* his advisor bought stock in a Pharma corp working on a COVID19 vaccine
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Then, remarkably, right after saying he gave “complete authority” to someone else— @RobWittman defends himself by saying that someone else “acted w/o prior approval.”

Why would someone who has your “complete authority” need your prior approval?

It gets even more obscure...
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Now @RobWittman goes on the attack & claims we’re “contradicting” that he’s updated constituents constantly.

But we never contradicted that.

We simply asked why he falsely told us the virus was NOT spreading while he bought himself Pharma stock.

He still hasn’t answered. /5

Finally, @RobWittman calls our ask for transparency “despicable” & accuses us of playing politics

He still wont answer our inquiry of why he bought stock in a potential vaccine while falsely telling us the virus is NOT spreading

But let’s talk about actually playing politics
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During the 2014 Ebola outbreak when 1 American died @RobWittman sent this letter to Pres Obama—demanding we shut down travel & protect our military

ONE American died & Wittman sent this to a Democratic POTUS

So let’s compare Wittman’s response when a Republican is President /7

COVID19 has infected 500K+ Americans & 300+ service members. It's killed 20,000+ Americans.

@RobWittman has sent ZERO public letters to Trump demanding action or to protect our military

Instead, he's falsely told us the virus is NOT spreading & bought himself Pharma Stock. /8

•Virginia lacks adequate tests
•Virginia lacks adequate PPE
•100 Virginians have died & James City County in VA-1 is Virginia's #COVID19 epicenter

And ZERO letters from @RobWittman to Trump

Yet at 1 US Ebola death—Wittman wrote an open letter demanding Obama take action
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To be sure—I admire the letter @RobWittman wrote Obama demanding accountability at the death of 1 American

But to demand accountability at 1 death under a Dem POTUS but ignore accountability at 20K deaths under a GOP POTUS?

That's deliberate

That—folks—is "party politics"
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And despite all this— @RobWittman accuses *us* of “politicizing” this Pandemic b/c we dared ask why he falsely told us the virus is NOT spreading while buying himself Pharma stock?

We dared ask where are the tests? Where dared ask where are the PPE supplies?

Here's the deal
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Idk if we’ll ever get those answers but let the record show—when 1 American died under Obama @RobWittman raised his voice

But as 20K Americans die under Trump—Wittman bought himself Pharma Stock, told us falsely the virus is NOT spreading, & refused to hold Trump accountable
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If you agree we must reject this cruelty & partisanship—join our people powered campaign for Congress VA-1

Let’s fight united w/integrity & transparency, w/compassion through action—and against this dangerous partisanship

Are you in?

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