Pro-Trump youth group TPUSA deleted a tweet mocking protective masks after its co-founder died with the coronavirus

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• Conservative youth group Turning Point USA has deleted a tweet sharing a Nicholas Cage meme mocking "leftists" over protective masks.
• The tweet was deleted after it was announced that TPUSA co-founder Bill Montgomery, who was 80, had died from complications linked to the coronavirus. 
• TPUSA co-founder Charlie Kirk has questioned mandates over wearing masks, but said that the elderly and vulnerable should self-isolate. 
• President Trump was criticised for speaking at a June TPUSA event, where attendees were not wearing masks or practicing social distancing. 
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Conservative youth group Turning Point USA (TPUSA) has deleted a tweet mocking wearing protective masks after its co-founder, Bill Montgomery, died of complications from the coronavirus. 

On Wednesday two friends of Montgomery confirmed to Politico that he had died, aged 80, of complications from the disease. 

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