Since #COVID19 began wreaking havoc on our state, my opponent @ChipRoyTX has pushed dangerous and extreme views about the virus. He downplayed the crisis, pushed for reopening without safeguards and ignored the advice of health experts. I'm calling him out.

Congressman @ChipRoyTX even voted against relief for Texans impacted by the virus. Don’t take my word for it — below are the worst examples of his dangerous and misleading views, straight from him.

. @ChipRoyTX opposed @GovAbbott’s lockdown orders, suggesting people ignore those orders & calling for the state to reopen — long before public health experts said it was advisable.

. @ChipRoyTX pushed misinformation to downplay the severity of the crisis, falsely suggesting the flu is more deadly than #COVID19.

. @ChipRoyTX made the same bogus statement to @brikeilarcnn last month, saying 11,000 Texans had died from the flu in 2018. According to the @CDCgov, it was closer to 3,500.

. @ChipRoyTX also said Texas had COVID-19 under control at that time — even though FEMA was sending refrigerated trucks to help overwhelmed morgues. And on a day that Texas had set a record for new positive cases: 10,000.

. @ChipRoyTX has said children are immune from the virus and has ridiculed the “hand wringing” on our school reopenings. He’s even advocated to defund public schools that don’t open for in-person classes.