Maryland Delegate Dan Cox, from Frederick County, has been garnering attention in recent weeks for his coronavirus-related protests. In fact, Cox claims state leaders threatened him with arrest for leading a protest against the governor’s stay at home orders last weekend. Now, his recent Twitter activity is bringing the Republican some renewed attention. In a post made on Sunday, Cox quoted a tweet from an Australian reporter and wrote “#ArrestBillGates gains worldwide momentum.”
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The Microsoft founder, whose Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has been pumping money into efforts to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, has at the same time become the focus of conspiracy theories because of those efforts, as well as previous statements he has made about the world’s readiness for a pandemic well before the coronavirus. Cox’s tweet generated criticism as it went viral.
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WTOP reached out to the delegate for comment and will update this story with any response. Cox is also among a trio of Republicans who have filed suit against Gov. Larry Hogan, also a Republican, arguing along with a group of churches and businesses that the state’s emergency stay-at-home orders violate first amendment protections of free speech and religion. He is serving as both a plaintiff and a lawyer for the plaintiffs.
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