PITTSBURGH — The mother of a former California University of Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh Central Catholic football standout confirmed that her son died of COVID-19 complications and blasted President Donald Trump’s statements about the illness.
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According to our partners at TribLive.com, the mother of Jamain Stephens, Kelly Allan, expressed her frustrations Tuesday on MSNBC.
"Leave the science to the scientists ... it sickens me that this is political."
— MSNBC Live with Ayman Mohyeldin (@AymanMSNBC) September 22, 2020
Kelly Allen, mother of 20-year-old Jamain Stephens who died from coronavirus, on Trump falsely claiming that the virus affects 'virtually nobody' young. pic.twitter.com/8O5QQRlSkf
“I feel taunted,” Allen said during an interview with Ayman Mohyeldin. “To see the devastation that the coronavirus has had on over 200,000 people, no other country has experienced the devastation and loss that the U.S. has.”
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2020
Trump announced Friday morning that he tested positive for COVID-19 and went to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for treatment. He tweeted Monday “Don’t be afraid of Covid.”
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