{"id":351388,"date":"2021-10-11T22:11:58","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T19:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ex-congressman-allen-west-hospitalized-with-covid-19\/"},"modified":"2021-10-11T22:11:58","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T19:11:58","slug":"ex-congressman-allen-west-hospitalized-with-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ex-congressman-allen-west-hospitalized-with-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"#Ex-congressman Allen West hospitalized with COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Ex-congressman Allen West hospitalized with COVID-19<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Former Congressman Allen West, who is running to be governor of Texas,\u00a0has been hospitalized with COVID-19 \u2014 but insisted it\u2019s made him \u201ceven more dedicated to fighting against vaccine mandates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 60-year-old Tea Party firebrand announced Saturday that he and his wife, Angela West, had both tested positive \u2014 two days after he <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AllenWest\/status\/1446268853282017288\">celebrated being at a fundraising gala<\/a> with a \u201cpacked house.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy chest X-rays do show COVID pneumonia,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AllenWest\/status\/1446945633714282499\">he tweeted<\/a>, insisting it was \u201cnot serious\u201d before confirming later that he\u2019d been hospitalized.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAngela was released to go home but there were <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AllenWest\/status\/1447195961315430402\">concerns of COVID-related pneumonia<\/a> for me,\u201d said West, who confirmed he <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AllenWest\/status\/1446830140034535427\">had not been vaccinated<\/a>, unlike his quick-recovering wife.<\/p>\n<p>He praised staff at Medical City hospital in Plano for \u201cnot forcing any harmful protocols on me,\u201d saying he\u2019s instead had monoclonal antibody infusion therapy as well as <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AllenWest\/status\/1446822946799034372\">taking hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can attest that, after this experience, I am even more <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AllenWest\/status\/1447195963542679552\">dedicated to fighting against vaccine mandates<\/a>,\u201d West treated from his hospital bed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/allen-west-covid-73.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Former U.S. Congressman Allen West who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 has said that he is still determined to fight COVID-19 vaccine mandates. \" class=\"wp-image-19768392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/allen-west-covid-73.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/allen-west-covid-73.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/allen-west-covid-73.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Former Congressman Allen West, who has been diagnosed with COVID-19, has said he is still determined to fight COVID-19 vaccine mandates. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS\/Brendan McDermid\/File Photo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cInstead of jabbing Americans, and not illegal immigrants, with a dangerous shot which injects them with these spike proteins \u2026 guess what? I now have natural immunity and double the antibodies, and that\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a>,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>He vowed that \u201cas Governor of Texas, I will <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AllenWest\/status\/1447195965606273035\">vehemently crush anyone forcing vaccine mandates<\/a> in the Lone Star State.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur bodies are our last sanctuary of liberty and freedom,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will defend that for everyone, even the progressive <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a>ist jackasses who must be saved from themselves,\u201d he tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>He continued the message Monday, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AllenWest\/status\/1447562534031020032\">attacking \u201cpropaganda commercials<\/a> of people who lost loved ones to COVID saying they wish they had taken the shot\u201d as a form of government \u201cmanipulative deception.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy not promote protocols such as Regeneron monoclonal antibody infusion therapy? Why not promote Budesonide nebulizer treatments?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy not promote healthy over-the-counter therapies such as zinc \u2014 which I take \u2014 D3, vitamin C, Hydroxychloroquine, and yes, Ivermectin?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am thankful that the medical professionals here at Medical City listened to me \u2026 not some boilerplate CDC, Dr Fauci, or Texas Medical Board mandates,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not a conspiracy theorist but <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AllenWest\/status\/1447562537327685633\">something very nefarious is at work<\/a> here, and the innocent blood of Texans are on some dirty, corrupt hands.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI promise y\u2019all, as Governor of Texas, I will find those hands and ensure they\u2019re held accountable,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"751\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Election_2022_Texas_Allen_West.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"According to sources, Allen West is still in the hospital while his wife, who was vaccinated, has returned home. \" class=\"wp-image-19768441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Election_2022_Texas_Allen_West.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Election_2022_Texas_Allen_West.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Election_2022_Texas_Allen_West.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Election_2022_Texas_Allen_West.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>According to sources, Allen West is still in the hospital while his wife, who was vaccinated, has returned home. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/J. Scott <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>lewhite<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>West, a former Texas Republican Party chair and Florida congressman, announced in July that he would challenge Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who is running for a third term and has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>West\u2019s announcement came a month after he resigned as chair of the Republican Party of Texas.<\/p>\n<p>West won a US House seat in Florida in 2010 and quickly became a Tea Party favorite and lightning rod, at one point accusing Democrats of having as many as 80 Communists in their House caucus. He failed to win re-election in 2012.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"758\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Election_2022_Texas_Allen_West-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Allen West criticized current Texas governor  Greg Abbott for instituting a mask ban in October of 2020.\" class=\"wp-image-19768474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Election_2022_Texas_Allen_West-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Election_2022_Texas_Allen_West-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Election_2022_Texas_Allen_West-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Allen West criticized current Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for instituting a mask mandate in October 2020.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Eric Gay<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He later moved to Texas and largely stayed out of the spotlight until running for chairman of the state GOP last year.<\/p>\n<p>West then began criticizing Republicans as much as Democrats, calling the GOP speaker of the Texas House a \u201ctraitor\u201d for working across the aisle, then leading a protest outside Abbott\u2019s mansion over coronavirus restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>In October 2020, West took part in a protest outside Abbott\u2019s home, criticizing the Republican governor\u2019s executive orders \u2014 including a statewide mask mandate and lockdowns due to the coronavirus pandemic. Those restrictions are no longer in place.<\/p>\n<p><em>With Post wires<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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