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This morning, from a member of the right wingnut majority party in the Missouri House of Representatives:

That’s what John Wilkes Booth said before his horse fell on him and broke his leg.

Rep. Tony Lovasco (MO-64) @tonylovasco
Sic semper tyrannis…
[….]
10:28 AM · Nov 17, 2020

Meanwhile, in St. Charles County, Missouri:

In Lincoln County, Missouri:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NOVEMBER 12, 2020
Lincoln County Health Department Warns of Increasing COVID-19 Cases Lincoln County Health Department (LCHD) reported a record of 75 new COVID-19 cases in 1 day on October 30th. The trend has continued, with staff being overwhelmed with incoming cases.

As of 3 p.m. November 12th, 2020, the total number of cases in Lincoln County is currently at 1,738 (confirmed and probable). This is 690 cases added since October 9th. Yesterday, the 7-day rolling average of cases added per day was at 40, which is double the average of 20 per day on October 9th. According to the Missouri Show Me Strong dashboard, the current 7-day positivity rate in Lincoln County is 34.67%. The universal goal for positivity rate is 10% or less. Lincoln County has also added 12 deaths in the past month, increasing from 3 to 15. Sadly, LCHD expects this number will continue to rise in the coming weeks. [….]

They voted for him:

State of Missouri – General Election, November 03, 2020
Unofficial Results
as of 11/17/2020 12:32:10 PM

State Representative – District 64 23 of 23 Precincts Reported
Tony Lovasco Republican 15,903 68.856%
Aaliyah Bailey Democratic 7,193 31.144%
Total Votes: 23,096

County Tony Lovasco, REP Aaliyah Bailey, DEM

Lincoln 5,748 1,820
St. Charles 10,155 5,373

Cognitive dissonance writ large.