The Democrat candidate for one of two U.S. Senate seats for Texas was seemingly caught spreading misinformation about an emergency incident at an Amazon warehouse.
James Talarico was campaigning at a church when he referred to an incident at an Amazon warehouse in which an employee died.
‘Lying isn’t very Christian. And that’s what you’re doing here because that’s not what happened.’
He posted a video of his comments to social media on Sunday to spread the message against corporate greed.
“An Amazon worker died in one of Amazon’s warehouses. And as he lay dying, management told the other workers: ‘Turn around. Don’t look. Get back to work.’ Get back to work? That was a human being. That was a child of God,” Talarico claimed.
“Sacrificed on the altar of corporate greed,” he added.
An Amazon employee did die after collapsing at an Oregon facility in April in Troutdale, Oregon, and that story has been used by Democrats and other activists to attack capitalism, though Amazon has specifically denied allegations about it.
Amazon responded to a Blaze News request for comment by directing to a previous statement about the incident, denying the “misinformation” being spread online.
“Sadly, one of our teammates collapsed during his shift from what we now understand as a pre-existing medical issue. When our onsite team was notified, three CPR certified team members, including two from our on-site safety team, provided CPR and deployed an automated defibrillator until emergency medical services (EMS) arrived shortly after.”
The statement went on to say that the area was cordoned off while the company’s safety teams and EMS cared for the worker. Unfortunately, the employee passed away.
And in contrast to criticism casting Amazon as cold and heartless in its response, the company outlined steps taken to protect the man’s privacy and to care for the other workers at the warehouse.
“Shortly after this event occurred, employees were sent home with pay for the rest of the day,” they added. “When we resumed operations the following day, any employee who requested time off was given that time, and onsite grief counselors were provided to anybody who chose to come to work and needed them.”
Many online found Talarico’s politicization of the man’s death to be inappropriate and crass, especially as the Democrat regularly cites Christianity in his campaign.
“Lying isn’t very Christian. And that’s what you’re doing here because that’s not what happened,” said one critic.
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“Total LIE about the actual events. Do you EVER tell the truth??” said another.
“You don’t turn someone’s distress into a sideshow Talarico,” responded one detractor. “You allow medical personnel and others qualified to handle the situation and ask everyone else to leave the scene. And it’s also exactly what the first responders tell you too. And another reason you are unfit to serve in our senate.”
Amazon has been hounded by critics pointing out that its workers are twice as likely to be injured as non-Amazon workers. Another report found that Amazon warehouses had 30% more injuries than the industry average in 2023.
The company responded to the criticism by noting Amazon had invested $2.5 billion in increased safety standards.
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