For weeks, supporters of former President Donald Trump have railed against an initiative from the Biden administration to enlist volunteers to go door-to-door in under-vaccinated communities, providing information on how, where, and why to get vaccinated against the pandemic that's killed over 600 thousand Americans.
Though these volunteers are only providing information and answering questions regarding the vaccines, right-wing media personalities have sensationalized the story, absurdly claiming the Biden administration is going door-to-door demanding proof of vaccination or forcing residents to take the vaccines. The effort has been compared to Nazi Brownshirt police by members of Congress like Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia.
Curiously enough, Trump supporters in Pennsylvania are taking up a disturbing, much more invasive door-to-door initiative of their own, according to the York Dispatch.
Pennsylvania was a major target of Trump's lies regarding the 2020 election, and now supporters of his—presenting themselves as an "election integrity committee"—are going door-to-door in the state demanding to know which candidate residents supported.
Republican York County Commissioner Julie Wheeler said her office has received numerous calls reporting voter intimidation from the group—calls which she's referred to law enforcement.
News of the so-called committee's effort made waves online.
I'll take "illegal and messed up" for $2000, Alexhttps://www.rawstory.com/amp/york-county-trump-2654239095?__twitter_impression=true\u00a0\u2026— Robert Maguire (@Robert Maguire) 1627613170
Reminds me of the "community integrity" patrols that used to roam Havana neighborhoods looking for people insufficiently loyal to the revolution.https://www.rawstory.com/amp/york-county-trump-2654239095?__twitter_impression=true\u00a0\u2026— El Gringo Viejo \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf2 (@El Gringo Viejo \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf2) 1627576790
Basically, it's none of their DAMN business!!!!!https://twitter.com/RawStory/status/1420710068782305281\u00a0\u2026— Michael Gray (@Michael Gray) 1627578117
A lot of replies come to mind, and none of them involve whom I voted forhttps://twitter.com/rawstory/status/1420710068782305281\u00a0\u2026— dazzledtodeath (@dazzledtodeath) 1627602636
Say what!?https://twitter.com/RawStory/status/1420710068782305281\u00a0\u2026— sarcastic Jayne\ud83c\udf0d\ud83c\udf0e\ud83c\udf0f\ud83c\udf0a (@sarcastic Jayne\ud83c\udf0d\ud83c\udf0e\ud83c\udf0f\ud83c\udf0a) 1627568035
Clowns https://twitter.com/RawStory/status/1420710068782305281\u00a0\u2026pic.twitter.com/oIyAXZz6CQ— Chad (@Chad) 1627598167
The hypocrisy regarding the GOP's attitude toward door-to-door vaccine information was laid bare.
Aren\u2019t these the same people that didn\u2019t want Biden admin going door to door offering a vaccine?https://twitter.com/rawstory/status/1420710068782305281\u00a0\u2026— Kyle (@Kyle) 1627581555
But vaccine efforts are not acceptable !https://twitter.com/RawStory/status/1420710068782305281\u00a0\u2026— Emre Yurttas (@Emre Yurttas) 1627573110
Intimidation. Do you remember how aghast the right was about the mere suggestion of going door to door to save lives by encouraging vaccination?https://twitter.com/RawStory/status/1420710068782305281\u00a0\u2026— Sandy Skal-Gerlock (@Sandy Skal-Gerlock) 1627563475
It's unclear what steps law enforcement plans to take.
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