If you don’t think I’m pulling the rope, then you really got a screw loose.

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, speaking to criticisms that the Republican governor isn’t taking coronavirus response seriously after a New Year’s Eve gala took place at the resort he owns, which had guests packed into a ballroom without masks. The governor did not attend the gala and has been an advocate of mask-wearing and vaccinations. (AP News — Jan. 4, 2021)