Sen. Marco Rubio blasts 'irrational hysteria' over Omicron coronavirus variant

Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida.Drew Angerer/Pool via AP
Sen. Marco Rubio on Friday criticized fears over the Omicron variant as "irrational hysteria."
"Record numbers testing positive for a sore throat isn't a crisis," he tweeted.
Florida had a one-day record of 75,900 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, according to the CDC.
Sen. Marco Rubio on Friday criticized the public response to the highly-transmissible Omicron coronavirus variant, saying that fears emanating from the surge in new cases amounte