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January 8, 2021

Public Health Officials Warn Insurrection in D.C. Was Likely Superspreader Event
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Public health officials fear Wednesday's insurrection at the U.S.
Capitol was a likely coronavirus superspreader event. Few of the
marauders wore masks, and many of them celebrated their refusal to
follow public health guidelines. This is far-right podcast host Clay
Clark speaking at a rally of Trump supporters in Washington on Tuesday.

Clay Clark: "Turn to the person next to you and give them a hug, someone
you don't know. Go hug somebody. Go ahead and spread it out, mass
spreader. It's a mass spreader event! It's a mass spreader event! It's a
mass spreader event!"



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