Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell of California lambasted Representative Jim Jordan on social media after the Ohio Republican, who once tried to mock mask-wearing mandates, made an anti-vax comment on Twitter.
The staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump and relentless critic of Dr. Anthony Fauci—America's leading infectious disease expert and Chief Medical Advisor to President Joe Biden—tweeted:
"Ohio should ban all vaccine mandates."
Ohio should ban all vaccine mandates.— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Rep. Jim Jordan) 1634059726
Swalwell, however, dragged the GOP Representative by bringing up Jordan's own controversial past.
"Ohio should mandate sexual assault reporting for coaches."
Ohio should mandate sexual assault reporting for coaches.https://twitter.com/jim_jordan/status/1447977557958266884\u00a0\u2026— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@Rep. Eric Swalwell) 1634069701
Swalwell was referring to the Ohio State University sexual misconduct scandal where Jordan was an assistant wrestling coach with the university's wrestling program from 1987 to 1995.
In June 2018, Jordan was accused of being aware of and ignoring allegations of sexual misconduct by the team's former physician, Richard Strauss, who was working during Jordan's tenure as an assistant coach.
Jordan dismissed the students' claims and described Strauss's accusers as "pawns in a political plot."
But several students came forward and claimed Jordan took part in locker-room discussions pertaining to Strauss's abusive behavior.
People were here for Swalwell's acerbic wit aimed at the founding member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus.
KA-BOOM! Thank you Rep. Swalwell!— LeftOutLoud (@LeftOutLoud) 1634069876
The most epic and perfect reply of all time. @RepSwalwell is not playing any more.— Fred Guttenberg (@Fred Guttenberg) 1634074136
They are required. gym chose to turn a blind eye.— Mrs Ant,GreatLakesCoastalElite. #HR2920 (@Mrs Ant,GreatLakesCoastalElite. #HR2920) 1634073283
Twitter had thoughts of their own in response to Jordan's questionable health priorities.
Yes! Bring back small pox, measles, mumps, rubella, typhoid and chicken pox! They are all so much fun and widely missed. How about the plague? Can we bring that back too?— Mike McCann (@Mike McCann) 1634091713
As a restaurant owner and host, I am responsible for the well-being of my patrons and staff. We work together to strengthen our environment to get through this pandemic, and that includes being vaxxed. It is my RIGHT to set my own rules within my business.— Michael V Smith (@Michael V Smith) 1634061175
List of Ohio mandated vaccines that Rep Jordan never once objected to & 100% submitted to prior to COVID vaccine:\n\u2022Diphtheria\n\u2022Tetanus\n\u2022Pertussis\n\u2022Polio\n\u2022Measles\n\u2022Mumps\n\u2022Rubella\n\u2022Hepatitis B\n\u2022Chicken Pox\n\u2022Meningococcal\n\nReceipts: https://odh.ohio.gov/wps/wcm/connect/gov/9683ace0-573f-4ed3-b9d4-08d714d1fb85/School+Immunization+Summary+2019-2020.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CONVERT_TO=url&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE.Z18_M1HGGIK0N0JO00QO9DDDDM3000-9683ace0-573f-4ed3-b9d4-08d714d1fb85-mwJY3dO\u00a0\u2026— Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@Qasim Rashid, Esq.) 1634070696
Dear @Jim_Jordan: Do you think the smallpox vaccine mandate or the polio vaccine mandate for schools should be eliminated first? \n\nOr perhaps the whooping cough vaccine mandate? My cousin\u2019s friend says that is overrated. Ohio can be the whooping cough capital of the world.https://twitter.com/jim_jordan/status/1447977557958266884\u00a0\u2026— Ted Lieu (@Ted Lieu) 1634089908
Gym Jordan: Ohio should ban vaccine mandates\n\nEverybody: Congress should ban coaches who cover up sexual assault & beg victims not to come forward\n\n\u201cJim Jordan called me crying, groveling on the 4th of July, begging me to go against my brother, begging me crying for half an hour\u201d— Lindy Li (@Lindy Li) 1634078355
before vaccines \naverage age was 48\n\n\u2022Chickenpox \n\u2022Diphtheria\n\u2022Flu (Influenza)\n\u2022Hepatitis A\n\u2022Hepatitis B\n\u2022Hib \n\u2022HPV \n\u2022Measles\n\u2022Meningococcal\n\u2022Mumps\n\u2022Pneumococcal\n\u2022Polio \n\u2022Rotavirus\n\u2022Rubella \n\u2022Shingles \n\u2022Tetanus \n\u2022Whooping Cough— we have a leader! (@we have a leader!) 1634079407
Jim Jordan is running for re-election on the rarely used \u201cBring Back Polio\u201d platform.https://twitter.com/Jim_Jordan/status/1447977557958266884\u00a0\u2026— Bryan Behar (@Bryan Behar) 1634090347
Let me tell you about the anti vaxxers in my family who held a funeral this weekend. Sister of the deceased announced today she is COVID positive, and everyone who had contact with her (which is everyone) should follow COVID protocols. 300 people in a town of 3000.— M O Nichols \ud83c\udf0e (@M O Nichols \ud83c\udf0e) 1634095602
In April, Jordan was raked across the coals online when he asked, "How many masks are we supposed to wear this week?" after he had been whining and politicizing pandemic health and safety guidelines.
He also demanded to know when Americans would get their "liberty and freedoms back."
Dr. Fauci responded by expressing he did not view this as a "liberty thing" but more as a "public health thing" and that the suggested safety measures were not his personal recommendation.
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