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Kristin Urquiza: “His only preexisting condition was trusting Donald Trump, and for that he paid with is life”

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From the August 17, 2020, edition of CNN's America's Choice 2020: Democratic National Convention

KRISTIN URQUIZA: Hi. I'm Kristin Urquiza. I'm one of the many who have lost a loved one to COVID. My dad, Mark Anthony Urquiza should be here today, but he isn't. He had faith in Donald Trump. He voted for him, listened to him, believed him and his mouthpieces when they said that coronavirus was under control and going to disappear. That it was okay to end social distancing rules before it was safe, that if you had no underlying health conditions you'd probably be fine. So, in late May after the stay at home order was lifted in Arizona, my dad went to a karaoke bar with his friends. A few weeks later he was put on a ventilator. And after five agonizing days he died alone, in the ICU, with a nurse holding his hand. My dad was a healthy 65 year-old. His only preexisting condition was trusting Donald Trump, and for that he paid with his life. I am not alone.