Sandy Fitzgerald wrote in an Aug. 14 Newsmax article:
Martha’s Vineyard is experiencing a COVID-19 spike with 74 people testing positive for the virus after hundreds of people converged on the wealthy enclave to dance and party — maskless — at last Saturday’s bash celebrating President Barack Obama’s 60th birthday.
[…]Last Saturday, hundreds of guests flew in from around the country to party under tents on his estate in Edgartown, but in the nights before the celebration itself, Obama also met with friends Thursday at the Barn Bowl & Bistro and then Friday at the Winnetu Oceanside Resort.
The party continued Sunday when Obama enjoyed a brunch at the Beach Road restaurant under a marquee that was built for him by the water in Vineyard Haven.
But even as Fitzgerald was writing that, she (or he) was also admitting that there was no evidence to back it up:
Health officials are pointing out it is still too early to know if the cases were related to the workers and guests who gathered for Obama’s weekend extravaganza, The Daily Mail reported in an exclusive Saturday.
[…]Even before the week celebrations, though, Martha’s Vineyard was already having a surge of cases, with 48 people falling ill in the week before the party. Of those people, about half had gotten their vaccinations, said health officials.
Indeed, even the right-wing Washington Examiner has admitted that the COVID surge on the island has nothing to do with Obama’s party.
As political attacks go, this one is lame, not to mention completely false. It doesn’t help Newsmax’s efforts to be seen as a legitimate “news” source.