Spencer J. Cox assumed office as the Governor of Utah on January 6, 2021 to a generally accepting public. He was regarded with respect for being a family-friendly, God fearing politician, and has maintained that reputation well until this Monday.
Recently, the Governor’s office announced that Utah had reached its goal of having 70% of adults at least partially vaccinated. However, on Monday Governor Cox released a letter to Utahns admitting a mistake in the calculations and apologizing for the error.
Welp. We screwed up. Because of a reporting error we have not yet hit 70% on our adult vaccinations. I promised to admit our mistakes and hold us accountable. I hope you will forgive us—and know we have made changes to ensure it won’t happen again. pic.twitter.com/NZK8A8gabt
— Spencer Cox (@SpencerJCox) July 12, 2021
While some may admire Cox for admitting this mistake so openly, the general public was shocked by the manner in which he did so. Cox’s use of strong, crude language (“scr*wed up”) has caused his approval rating to fall drastically.
“I can’t believe he would say something like that,” commented Utah Mom Kendra Bakersfield. “I don’t think I would vote for him again after this. As a public figure, he needs to understand that people look to him as an example. I wouldn’t want my children to hear that kind of language and think it’s okay!”
Helena Parker, local Relief Society President and Etsy entrepreneur agreed. “He could have said ‘messed up’ or even ‘committed an error’ just as easily. I don’t see why he thought that word was necessary or appropriate. I can’t believe how corrupted politicians are today.”
The Governor’s Office was unavailable for comment at the time of publication as they were still arguing about whether to spin the incident as an attempt to find common ground with bad-mouthed Liberals or rebellious millennials.