Kristin Urquiza, whose father Mark Urquiza died of the virus in June, said in a video message Monday night that he “paid with his life” by re-trusting the president’s confidence that the pandemic would go away.
“The coronavirus has made it clear that there are two Americans: the America in which Donald Trump lives and the America in which my father died,” she said.
“Enough is enough. Donald Trump may not have caused the coronavirus, but his dishonesty and his irresponsible actions made it so much less.”
Urquiza’s remarks Monday built on a vigorous obituary she penned for her father in July, in which she wrote that “his death is due to the carelessness of politicians who endanger the health of brown bodies. to bring. “
His passing, she wrote, was the result of “a clear lack of leadership, refusal to acknowledge the seriousness of this crisis, and inability and unwillingness to give clear and decisive direction on minimizing risk.”
Urquiza had also written a letter to Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey inviting him to her father’s funeral and blaming his lack of action to prevent the spread of the virus before the deaths of her father and others.
They concluded their remarks Monday night by declaring “we need a leader who needs a nationwide, coordinated, data-driven response to stop this pandemic from claiming more lives and open the country safely. We need a leader who will step in one day and do his work, to give care. “
“One of the last things my father said to me was that he felt betrayed by the likes of Donald Trump,” she continued.
“And so, if I cast my vote for Joe Biden, I’ll do it for my father.”
CNN’s Eric Bradner and Gregory Krieg contributed to this report.
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