The conservative youth group Turning Point USA deleted a tweet with a Nicolas Cage meme mocking people wearing protective masks.
The tweet was deleted after the group's cofounder Bill Montgomery died at 80 of complications related to COVID-19.
President Donald Trump was criticized last month for speaking at a Turning Point Action event where attendees were not wearing masks or practicing social distancing.
The conservative youth group Turning Point USA deleted a tweet mocking protective masks after its cofounder Bill Montgomery died at 80 of complications related to COVID-19.
The group, established by Kirk and Montgomery in 2012, has criticized public-safety measures designed to slow the spread of the disease, such as wearing masks.
In a March opinion column for Fox News, he said young people not observing coronavirus protective measures were "endangering an entire society.".
A TPUSA spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the reason the tweet was deleted. »