Critics looked askance at far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) after she asked a question about the coronavirus on her recently-reinstated Twitter account.
The extremist lawmaker, whose personal Twitter profile was banned for 11 months for sharing COVID-19 misinformation, noted how “so many people” still wear masks in a bid to curb the spread of the virus that’s killed more than 1 million people in the U.S. alone.
“I just want to ask you,” she continued. “If a pair of underwear, really thick ones, high quality cotton, can’t protect you from a fart, then how will a mask protect you from covid??”
While masks are now not legally required to be worn in many situations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says “masking is a critical public health tool for preventing the spread of COVID-19, and it is important to remember that any mask is better than no mask.”
Greene says she is unvaccinated from COVID and has previously railed against coronavirus…