Dan Patrick, the Lieutenant Governor of Texas, went on Tucker Carlson‘s Fox News show on Monday night and offered up a truly jaw-dropping suggestion to combat coronavirus.
Frustrated by the stalled-out economy while much of the United States shelters in place and practices self-quarantine measures over the past few weeks, Patrick told Carlson that it’s time to get back to work, even if it means millions of at-risk people including “lots of” grandparents may die in the process.
Not even kidding… Related: Tom Hanks Shares Encouraging Coronavirus Health Update! We’re not even going to try to set this one up… here are the exact words Patrick said on Carlson’s primetime cable news talk show (below): We just… wow.