With the holidays fast approaching and the omicron variant spreading across the nation the White House had a stark warning. Posted on WhiteHouse.gov was a statement that predicted a winter of death for the unvaccinated. The statement read:

We are intent on not letting Omicron disrupt work and school for the vaccinated. You’ve done the right thing, and we will get through this.

For the unvaccinated, you’re looking at a winter of severe illness and death for yourselves, your families, and the hospitals you may soon overwhelm.

Which I mean does sound a little harsh. But like pretty much everything covid related, people are divided on the appropriateness of that statement. Some think it’s completely justified and others are horrified at the wording. Biden is set to address the nation thi

Get more info on The White House Covid Response HERE

• The Warning

  That is some bold warning to all those unvaccinated from @WhiteHouse COVID-⁠19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients pic.twitter.com/NG9fOwUZAV

  — Srinivasan Sankar (@srinisankar) December 21, 2021

• Some people were not happy with the tone

  I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ANY PRESIDENT THREATENING THE PEOPLE WHO SO CALLED VOTED FOR THEM. I THINK IT'S ABOUT TIME TO DETHRONE THE SO CALLED KING.
  White House Issues Dark, Morbid COVID Warning Targeting Unvaccinated Americans, Immediately Gets Blasted https://t.co/SZ0tv6FjD0

  — Tony Vincent (@TonyVin29888456) December 21, 2021

• Others agreed with the sentiment

  The words in the White House statement are not” shaming” words, the words are warning words. We know over 75% of Covid hospitalizations and deaths are unvaccinated people. #Dead80000+

  — Eileen Kradel (@ekradel) December 20, 2021

• Twitter is split on the issue

  Docs/nurses dying, quitting, and committing suicide, ppl can’t get critical care for non Covid related problems, but folks are appalled about White House statement because it wasn’t nice. Well attending Zoom funerals of loved ones who listened to Robert Malone ain’t nice either.

  — Drew Comments (@sjs856) December 20, 2021

• Some see it as a threat

  https://twitter.com/AnonUKCitizen/status/1471970946617511940

• Some are not happy

  The Biden White House's "death" threat targeting unvaccinated Americans is pure evil. Spreading misinformation, fear, hate, and distrust is not how we overcome any pandemic.https://t.co/yQyrfJXAHZ

  — Caleb Parke (@calebparke) December 20, 2021

• Thanks Omicron

  The COVID-19 omicron variant is “just raging around the world,” the White House's top medical adviser said Sunday, and President Joe Biden is planning to give “a stark warning of what the winter will look like” for unvaccinated Americans.https://t.co/JW3TycLw3e

  — NBC4 Washington (@nbcwashington) December 20, 2021

• Biden is set to speak this afternoon

  Biden will speak this afternoon on his plan for combatting COVID-29 this winter, White House press secretary Jen Psaki says that plant doesn't include lockdowns. https://t.co/Gz8XUe6jKT

  — WJMN Local 3 (@WJMN_Local3) December 21, 2021

• Biden's statement via Twitter yesterday

  Folks, Omicron cases are on the rise in the United States. I want to give you all a sense of where we are and what we know.

  — President Biden (@POTUS) December 21, 2021

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