Even after being hospitalized for coronavirus, Giuliani was clueless about the virus and its treatment
Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s personal attorney and former New York City mayor, insisted that he has not changed his views about the dangerousness of COVID-19 despite his recent diagnosis — and even after he was informed that he had access to rare, expensive medications that most Americans with COVID-19 do not.
Speaking in an interview with New York’s TalkRadio 77 WABC on Tuesday, Giuliani said that he has “exactly the same view” that the coronavirus pandemic is being exaggerated and that people don’t need to wear masks, even as he spoke from a phone in a Washington DC hospital room because he had been infected. Giuliani added that “I’ve also been through cancer, a couple of other things — very serious, very serious, emergency knee operation. Things happen in life, and you have to go with them. You can’t overreact to them. Otherwise, you let the fear of illness drive your entire life.”
Giuliani’s comments echoed Trump’s own response to being diagnosed with COVID-19 back in October, when the president tweeted, “Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life.” Like Trump, Giuliani has recently criss-crossed America, often while shirking public health guidelines, in an attempt to overturn Biden’s unambiguous victory in the 2020 presidential election. Continue reading.