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Rep. Dan Crenshaw schooled Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin in a scathing Twitter thread targeting her criticism of President Donald Trump.

The Texas Republican unloaded on Rubin for her Washington Post editorial in which she accused Trump of costing American lives and money in his mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic.

“STOP. REWRITING. HISTORY,” Crenshaw tweeted.

“Instead of attempting to spin the public into a hateful, frightened frenzy, let’s try reporting some facts with the correct context,” he added as he began to dismantle Rubin’s hit piece one fact at a time.

STOP. REWRITING. HISTORY.

Instead of attempting to spin the public into a hateful, frightened frenzy, let’s try reporting some facts with the correct context. Here’s what that might look like:

THREAD https://t.co/xrn9Qool3L

— Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) April 16, 2020

The Texas lawmaker began with Rubin’s timeline, pointing out that the same time which she claimed Trump should have shut the economy down was when the World Health Organization was downplaying the severity of the virus outbreak.

On March 3rd, the day after you claim Trump should have shut our economy down, this is how the WHO downplayed the virus:

“COVID-19 spreads less efficiently than flu, transmission does not appear to be driven by people who are not sick”https://t.co/BNWzEViKJn

— Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) April 16, 2020

“Would the America[n] public really have accepted millions of jobs destroyed for a virus that had infected just 102 people by March 2? Especially considering Italy would not lock down until March 10th, Spain on March 14th, and the UK on March 23?” he asked, adding that a “bit of context is in order here.”

Crenshaw then targeted a quote from Rubin: “Because we did not act earlier to ramp up testing at a massive scale and prepare our health-care system, social distancing — shutting down most of the economy — was required.”

Not sure where the magic COVID-19 testing switch is. The truth is that long-standing regulations – in place for decades – prevented us from doing so. https://t.co/fDtnnbLg0i

— Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) April 16, 2020

He argued that Rubin’s contention that “social distancing should have been a ‘last resort'” actually had “no basis in fact.”

Additionally, you falsely state that social distancing should have been a “last resort.” But this has no basis in fact. Experts have long said flattening the curve via social distancing is the only way to prevent the initial case spike that would overwhelm hospitals.

— Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) April 16, 2020

“First, you argue that we should have shut down the economy weeks before we did. Then, you argue that the shut down, resulting job loss, and economic devastation are his fault too. Which is it? You can’t have it both ways,” Crenshaw continued.

“Your analysis makes it seem like our government deliberately decided not to buy more PPE. The truth is there was a global production shortage when China began stopping exports, and demand soared. This is still happening,” he added.

Crenshaw noted that Rubin’s own paper ran headlines that she chose to “ignore.”

While you argue that Trump ignored early warning signs, you ignore the headlines that ran on the pages of your paper in January and February. Here are a couple: pic.twitter.com/mESRoVydtq

— Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) April 16, 2020

“When it’s all said and done, this bad-faith analysis isn’t fact-based and lacks important context,” Crenshaw concluded his blistering lesson. “Hating Trump is not an excuse for lazy argumentation and emotional reasoning.”

When it’s all said and done, this bad-faith analysis isn’t fact-based and lacks important context. Hating Trump is not an excuse for lazy argumentation and emotional reasoning.

Now, more than ever, we need critical thinking and productive deliberation.

— Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) April 16, 2020

Twitter users gave the Texas conservative a virtual round of applause for his fact-checking of the so-called conservative writer.

pic.twitter.com/CGG6usy6UH

— KT (@kristlucky13) April 17, 2020

Hello 911 I’d like to report a murder.

— The Red-Headed Libertarian ™ (@TRHLofficial) April 17, 2020

Thanks Rep. Crenshaw. Sometimes I wonder if anyone is capable of logical thinking.

— Keith (@snyder1959) April 16, 2020

Damn Woman. You just got owned by everyone on this thread, highlighted by Dan Crenshaw. Go back to bed.

— Kenny Hammel (@KennyHammel) April 17, 2020

Rubin live cam. Well played Sir! pic.twitter.com/XkW4iRyQBm

— Socially Distant Before It Was Cool (@MrsBodington) April 17, 2020

Dan, thanks for setting the record straight but I fear it will have no effect on Ms Rubin whose mind has been destroyed by irrational hatred.

Perhaps it will assist in helping influence some not as far gone as Ms Rubin.

— Tom McCutcheon (@tmccutcheon27) April 17, 2020

Why bother ripping apart her argument? Everyone already knows she’s a hack

— Dang ol’ conspiracy, man (@Dangolconspira1) April 17, 2020

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