⁍ Richard Rose, a staunch supporter of Donald Trump, wrote on Facebook on July 1 that he was experiencing COVID-19 symptoms.
⁍ The U.S. Army veteran, who served for nine years and did two tours of Iraq and Afghanistan, tested positive.
⁍ He died from the virus at his home in Port Clinton, Ohio, on July 4.
⁍ Rose was vociferous about his support for Trump, who has repeatedly downplayed the seriousness of the virus.

– An Ohio man who said the “covid sucks” and “sucks because I had just started a new job” has died from the virus that has infected more than 65,000 people in the US. Richard Rose, a 37-year-old Army veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, wrote on Facebook that he had tested positive for coronavirus and refused to wear a face mask, the New York Daily News reports. He died July 4 at his home in Port Clinton, Ohio. “Symptoms of Covid-19. This morning I finally got swabbed. I should know soon what the results are. I just want to feel good again!” he wrote on July 1. “I just tested positive for Covid-19. Sucks because I had just started a new job!,” he wrote on July 2. Rose’s friend, Nick Conley, tells Cleveland 19 that everyone was “blown away” by Rose’s death. “You hear about this virus and you don’t expect it to affect people, younger people like ourselves,’ Conley says. “Rick is getting slaughtered online right now for his decision that he made not to wear a mask and that’s not right,” Conley says. Rose’s death is one of at least 3,