LINCOLN- Following several doctors of Nebraska Medicine and UNMC tweeting to Governor Pete Ricketts, the governor‘s spokesperson lashed out saying his boss was being ‘targeted’, and posted the doctors political leanings as the reason for it.

The doctors tweets featured a clear message: “The time to act is now”, and pointed to hospitals being overwhelmed and in need of help. The governor's spokesperson, Taylor Gage, saw the tweets and then called out three doctors, writing: "Many of the folks leading the social media campaign targeting Governor Ricketts also seem to share similar political views."Gage attached screenshots of the doctors’ timelines, which include celebratory tweets about Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.

The doctors replied and said: “This is not about the Governor. It’s about the virus.“It's been frustrating for many of us, in the medical and public health profession, that the pandemic has become political. And clearly it should not be,” Dr. James Lawler of UNMC said. “What we’re seeing is that the numbers double every couple weeks. And it's also clear that if we don't act immediately, we are going to see our hospitals completely overwhelmed.”

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