SHE LOST HER SON TO COVID-19. NOW, THIS PITTSBURGH AREA MOTHER SAYS THE PRESIDENT HAS ADDED INSULT TO HER LOSS. PITTSBURHGH’S ACTION NEWS 4 ANCHOR ANDREW STOCKEY HERE NOW, AND ANDREW, YOU SPOKE TO THE MOTHER OF JAMAIN STEPHENS? ANDREW: I DID. KELLY ALLEN LOST HER 20-YEAR-OLD SON, A STUDENT-ATHLETE AT CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO CORONAVIRUS. NOW SHE SAYS SHE FEEL TAUNTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. PRESIDENT TRUMP’S DISPLAY UPON ARRIVING AT THE WHITE HOUSE LAST NIGHT, AND HIS MESSAGE TO NOT LET CORONAVIRUS RUN YOUR LIFE LEFT KELLY ALLEN SICKENED. SAYING THE PRESIDENT’S RESPONSE SENDS THE WRONG MESSAGE IN THE PANDEMIC. >> YOU ARE WAIVING FROM THE BALCONY. YOU ARE TAKING OFF YOUR MASK YOU ARE SAYING DON’T LET IT RUIN YOUR LIFE. THIS HAS TURNED MY LIFE UPSIDE DOWN. ANDREW: ALLEN SAYS SINCE HER SON’S DEATH LAST MONTH, SHE MARKED WHAT WOULD HAVE BEE JAMAIN’S 21ST BIRTHDAY. SHE ALSO SAYS SHE HAS HAD MANY PARENTS OFFER SUPPORT, AND SHA
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Mother who lost 20-year-old son to COVID-19 speaks out against President Trump
Updated: 4:33 PM EDT Oct 11, 2020
A mother who lost her son to COVID-19 is speaking out against President Donald Trump after he said Americans should not fear the coronavirus.Kelly Allen’s son, Jamain Stephens, was just 20 years old when he died of COVID-19 in September. He was a football player at California University of Pennsylvania and a graduate of Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh.Allen said Trump’s comments added insult to her loss, and she believes that his message to not “let (coronavirus) dominate your life” sends the wrong message during a pandemic. “You’re waving from the balcony, you’re taking off your mask and you’re saying ‘don’t let it run your life,’ but this has turned my life upside down,” Allen said.Watch the video above to learn more about this story.
A mother who lost her son to COVID-19 is speaking out against President Donald Trump after he said Americans should not fear the coronavirus.
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Kelly Allen’s son, Jamain Stephens, was just 20 years old when he died of COVID-19 in September.
He was a football player at California University of Pennsylvania and a graduate of Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh.
Allen said Trump’s comments added insult to her loss, and she believes that his message to not “let (coronavirus) dominate your life” sends the wrong message during a pandemic.
“You’re waving from the balcony, you’re taking off your mask and you’re saying ‘don’t let it run your life,’ but this has turned my life upside down,” Allen said.
Watch the video above to learn more about this story.
