Herman Cain, a former US Republican presidential candidate and supporter of President Donald Trump who pointedly refused to wear a mask during the Covid19 pandemic, has died after contracting the coronavirus. Read more at
Cain, 74, learned of his diagnosis on June 29, nine days after attending a Trump rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he and many others crowded together without wearing face masks aimed at preventing the spread of the novel coronavirus."Herman had an incredible career and was adored by everyone that ever met him, especially me. He was a very special man, an American Patriot, and great friend," Trump wrote on Twitter.
Just before announcing his diagnosis on July 2, Cain posted support for not mandating masks at a July 4 event at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota that Trump was planning to attend. Messages of condolences poured in from prominent conservatives, while some liberals used the occasion to promote the wearing of masks.
Cain, who called himself an ABC man -"American Black Conservative" - had just started hosting a new show on Newsmax TV and hoped to play a role in the 2020 presidential election campaign, the statement said.
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