Michigan state senator Dale Zorn initially denied that the mask was a Confederate flag, but later apologized for his 'choice of pattern.'
A Michigan state senator has apologized for wearing a face mask that appeared to have a Confederate flag printed on it during a Senate vote regarding the coronavirus crisis Friday.
State senator Dale Zorn, a Republican, apologized for his"choice of pattern" in a tweet Saturday, and said that he did not intend to cause offense.."My actions were an error in judgment for which there are no excuses and I will learn from this episode."an interview with local TV station WLSN at the state capitol Friday that he knew it would probably"raise some eyebrows." Zorn said the mask was made by his wife and was not a Confederate flag, but thought it was intended to resemble the state flags of Tennessee or Kentucky.In his apology tweet Saturday, he said,"Those who know me best know that I do not support the things this pattern represents."
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