Pastor Spradlin was one of those who became ill, but tested negative for Covid-19. Even as he was sick, he posted on social media about “hysteria” surrounding the virus.

On the 13th of March Pastor Spradlin shared on Facebook a misleading post comparing swine flu and coronavirus deaths.

It suggested that Barack Obama and Donald Trump respectively had been treated very differently by the media and that it was a politically motivated ploy to harm President Trump.

Earlier the very same day, the president himself had insinuated something very similar at a news conference.

Coronavirus: Pastor who decried ‘hysteria’ dies after attending Mardi Gras – BBC News

For all of the whinging by his family let’s call his opinions about Trump and the media what they are dog whistles, coming from a selfishly arrogant place of ignorance and hate.