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By | | The Denver PostA prominent Colorado Republican is siding with several other high-profile personalities in attacking America’s response to the .Over the past several days, Jim Pfaff, chief of staff for the state House Republican caucus and a Woodland Park City Council candidate, has posted messages on Facebook and Twitter opposing social distancing measures, calling the closures of bars and restaurants “socialist” and mentioning a nationwide effort to “ban Trump rallies.”The nationwide effort to ban Trump rallies has begun.— Jim Pfaff (@jimpfaff)Pfaff did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Early Monday, Pfaff posted on Facebook that he encouraging people to go to local restaurants and pubs despite warnings from public health officials. on March 9, Pfaff shared on Twitter a clip from Fox Business anchor Trish Regan in which she accuses Democrats of using the coronavirus to create “mass hysteria to encourage a market sell-off” and to “demonize and destroy the president.”It started in China under a Communist government that failed to contain it. Thus, it was inflicted upon 100 countries by the Chinese.— Jim Pfaff (@jimpfaff)Following those remarks, .Pfaff also shared a news story about Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announcing the closure of bars and dine-in restaurants.“Absolutely socialist,” Pfaff said. “This is a basic freedom of association issue.”Last week, he shared another post equating paid family sick leave with “someone else’s family paying you not to work.”With everyone staying home because of , just think of the thousands of lives that won't be lost this year by catching the common flu.— Jim Pfaff (@jimpfaff)The comments are irresponsible and incorrect, said Dr. Sandy Johnson, director of the University of Denver’s school of global health affairs. Social distancing and other measures recommended by public health officials are known to work, she said.“At best it’s ignorant and at worst it’s quite harmful for social harmony and public health,” Johnson said. “He ought to be more thoughtful if he wants to be in a leadership role. We can’t be selfish in times like this.”We invite you to use our commenting platform to engage in insightful conversations about issues in our community. We reserve the right at all times to remove any information or materials that are unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, indecent or otherwise objectionable to us, and to disclose any information necessary to satisfy the law, regulation, or government request. We might permanently block any user who abuses these conditions. As of June 15, 2022, comments on are powered by Viafoura, and you may need to log in again to begin commenting. Read more about our new commenting system . If you need help or are having issues with your commenting account, please email us atSign up for Newsletters and AlertsFollow UsMost PopularClose

By | | The Denver PostA prominent Colorado Republican is siding with several other high-profile personalities in attacking America’s response to the .Over the past several days, Jim Pfaff, chief of staff for the state House Republican caucus and a Woodland Park City Council candidate, has posted messages on Facebook and Twitter opposing social distancing measures, calling the closures of bars and restaurants “socialist” and mentioning a nationwide effort to “ban Trump rallies.”The nationwide effort to ban Trump rallies has begun.— Jim Pfaff (@jimpfaff)Pfaff did not immediately respond to a...

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