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Michigan state senator Dale Zorn initially denied that the mask was a Confederate flag, but later apologized for his "choice of pattern."A Michigan state senator has apologized for wearing a face mask that appeared to have a Confederate flag printed on it during a Senate vote regarding the coronavirus crisis Friday.State senator Dale Zorn, a Republican, apologized for his "choice of pattern" in a tweet Saturday, and said that he did not intend to cause offense."I did not intend to offend anyone; however, I realize that I did, and for that I am sorry," he . "My actions were an error in judgment for which there are no excuses and I will learn from this episode."Zorn did not, however, deny that the mask's pattern resembled a Confederate flag, and said in at the state capitol Friday that he knew it would probably "raise some eyebrows." Zorn said the mask was made by his wife and was not a Confederate flag, but thought it was intended to resemble the state flags of Tennessee or Kentucky.It was not immediately clear why Zorn would have worn a mask resembling either state flag.In his apology tweet Saturday, he said, "Those who know me best know that I do not support the things this pattern represents."Zorn told WLSN Friday that even if his mask did bear the Confederate flag, "we should be talking about teaching our national history in schools and that’s part of our national history and it’s something we can’t just throw away because it is part of our history.""If we want to make sure that the atrocities that happened during that time doesn’t happen again, we should be teaching it," he said. "Our kids should know what that flag stands for.”"What does that flag stand for?" the reporter asked, to which Zorn responded: "The Confederacy."Several of Zorn's state Senate colleagues expressed dismay with his actions Friday.Some Michigan residents also tweeted their objections to Zorn's handling of the situation and called on him to resign.When reached for comment, Zorn's office referred BuzzFeed News to the statement he tweeted.The incident comes as the state faces pushback against its handling of the coronavirus crisis. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's stay-at-home order outside the state capitol earlier this month. Whitmer, who has been vocal in urging the federal government to provide more support to states battling the coronavirus, was also after she spoke out against his response to the pandemic.Michigan has recorded the third-highest number of coronavirus-related deaths in the US, confirmed in the state as of Saturday. It also has a in coronavirus-related deaths — of the people who've died from COVID-19 in the state are black, despite black residents making up 14% of the state population.Your weekday morning guide to breaking news, cultural analysis, and everything in between

Michigan state senator Dale Zorn initially denied that the mask was a Confederate flag, but later apologized for his "choice of pattern."A Michigan state senator has apologized for wearing a face mask that appeared to have a Confederate flag printed on it during a Senate vote regarding the coronavirus crisis Friday.State senator Dale Zorn, a Republican, apologized for his "choice of pattern" in a tweet Saturday, and said that he did not intend to cause offense."I did not intend to offend anyone; however, I realize that I did, and for that I am sorry," he . "My actions were an error in...

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