LINCOLN- Sen. Mike Groene of North Platte said a group of people shamed him for his comments about catching COVID-19. In a column directed towards his constituents, he said the individuals that wrote to him following his comments are told what to think by Twitter and the 'biased media'.

“I was told I was selfish, irresponsible and ignorant besides many other colorful terms,” he said.

The senator recovered fully from the virus and only had minor flu-like symptoms. In his original comments, he said he 'finally got his wish' when he contracted coronavirus. Sen. Groene does not wear masks in legislative settings and said he relies fully on social distancing. He has also recently come under fire after calling some of his constituents 'fanatics' and 'stupid'.

Groene said the “hate email” started after his email to colleagues was made public on Twitter, along with “false accusations that I was irresponsible,” which he blamed on a senator “who is antagonistic toward me.” Sen. Adam Morfeld of Lincoln retweeted Groene’s email along with a comment that the senator had chaired the Oct. 27 Education Committee hearing “where he presided without a mask and coughing the entire time.

Read Sen. Groene's letter about his experience with the virus HERE

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