OJ Simpson & 9/11 Terrorist Get Vaccinated And Americans Are Furious

O.J. Simpson is facing backlash on social media after he announced that he received his COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, while millions of Americans await their chance to get the first dose.

The 73-year-old was charged in 1994 with the murders of his former wife, Nicole Simpson, and friend, Ronald Goldman, which he was later acquitted from in 1995. In civil court, he was found liable for both their deaths.

He was later charged and sentenced to 33 years in prison for the kidnapping and armed robbery of sports memorabilia dealers. He was released from prison in 2017.

He’s been living a pretty quiet life in Nevada, where he received his shot. Because of his age, he was eligible to get vaccinated, his lawyer Malcolm P. LaVergne told the New York Post.

"If you’re 70-plus, you’re eligible for the shot. You can schedule you’re shot and they’ll do it," LaVergne told the newspaper. "There’s no favoritism with him being a celebrity. That has nothing to do with his getting the shot."

After documenting this moment on Twitter, the comments started rolling in.

Along with Simpson, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who’s suspected to be the one behind the 9/11 attack who’s currently detained in Guantanamo Bay, is said to get his COVID-19 vaccine sometime within the next week.

The Pentagon confirmed that Mohammed, along with 40 other detainees, will be getting the shot.

Terry Adirim, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, who was also sworn in with the Biden party on Jan. 20, is the one who signed this order, according to the Post.

“The fact that the 9/11 community can’t get the vaccine and the terrorists can show how backward our government is,” John Feal, a demolition supervisor at Ground Zero told The Post. “It’s the most ludicrous thing I’ve ever heard. It’s an insult to the people who ran into the towers and were killed and those who worked on the pile for months and are ill.”