Mediaite reports:
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. addressed the Libertarian National Convention on Friday and told an anecdote about his views on masking during the Covid pandemic.
“They asked me why I wasn’t wearing a mask, which, nobody was, except for the NBC film crew.” The crowd laughed at this detail.
“They said, ‘Wasn’t I scared of dying of Covid?’ And I said to them, ‘There’s a lot worse things than dying.’ And they said to me, ‘Like what?’ And I said, ‘Like living like a slave.’” The crowd burst into cheers and applause.
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RFK Jr: They asked me why I wasn’t wearing a mask. They said wasn’t I scared of dying of covid? I said to them, there’s a lot worse things than dying. They said to me, like what? I said like living like a slave. pic.twitter.com/Vi0Hr23PBO
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