News

Kristin Urquiza, Who Lost Father To COVID-19, Offers Plea At DNC: ‘His Only Pre-Existing Condition Was Trusting Donald Trump’

Kristin Urquiza, whose father died over the summer from COVID-19, blamed President Donald Trump for his death during impassioned remarks at the virtual Democratic National Convention on Monday.

“I’m one of the many who have lost a loved one to COVID,” Urquiza began. “My dad, Mark Anthony Urquiza, should be here today, but he isn’t.”

She continued: “My dad was a healthy 65-year-old. His only pre-existing condition was trusting Donald Trump – and for that he paid with his life.”

Urquiza had previously penned an obituary in The Arizona Republic, in which she blamed the federal and state government for her father’s death.

Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter!

A week of political news in your in-box.
We find the news you need to know, so you don't have to.

She told DNC viewers that her father had voted for Trump and “had faith” in him, so he believed it would be fine to go out to a karaoke bar once the statewide stay-at-home order was lifted. Instead, he “died alone, in the I.C.U., with a nurse holding his hand.”

“Donald Trump may not have caused the coronavirus, but his dishonesty and his irresponsible actions made it so much worse,” she said. “One of the last things that my father said to me was that he felt betrayed by the likes of Donald Trump. And so when I cast my vote for Joe Biden, I will do it for my dad.”

Katherine Huggins

Share
Published by
Katherine Huggins

Recent Posts

Biden Says He Authorized All Pardon Decisions After Republicans Claim Many Were Issued Without His Knowledge

Former President Joe Biden said he had granted every pardon and commutation issued at the…

4 hours ago

Senate Confirms Trump Nominee To Head FAA, Bryan Bedford, Who Falsely Claimed To Have Commercial Pilot’s License On Resume

Bryan Bedford, President Donald Trump's nominee to head the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), was confirmed…

4 hours ago

Trump Orders Strict Rules To Discourage Clean Energy Projects In Nod House Conservatives

Following the recent passage of the “Big, Beautiful Bill,” President Donald Trump has instructed the…

22 hours ago

Andrew Yang Reaches Out To Elon Musk About Forming Third Political Party

After Elon Musk announced plans to create a third political party, the Tesla and SpaceX…

23 hours ago

Trump Administration Sues California Over Transgender Athlete Policies, Threatens to Pull Federal Funding

The Trump administration sued California’s Department of Education last week over the state’s policy permitting…

23 hours ago

Trump Urges Supporters To Move On From Epstein Case As MAGA Base Claims A Coverup

On Saturday, President Donald Trump urged his supporters to move on from the controversy surrounding…

1 day ago