by Daveda Gruber
Former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain has died.
According to reports, the jovial business magnate died on Thursday.
Cain, who was 74 years old, had been hospitalized for COVID-19. He had gone into an Atlanta hospital on July 1st.
His death was announced on Herman Cain’s website and on his Facebook page.
Cain’s death was also reported by Newsmax, which Cain recently joined, by posting an obituary confirming he died on Thursday.
Herman Cain, the former Republican presidential candidate and affable business magnate, died Thursday after being hospitalized for coronavirus, according to reports.
Cain, 74, first went to an Atlanta hospital for treatment on July 1st, his staff had said.
His death was announced on Herman Cain’s website and Facebook page.
Newsmax, which Cain recently joined, also posted an obituary confirming he died Thursday.
Cain also survived stage 4 colon cancer. Whether or not that fact contributed to the coronavirus death is not known.
His Twitter page tweeted this:
You’re never ready for the kind of news we are grappling with this morning. But we have no choice but to seek and find God’s strength and comfort to deal… #HermanCain https://t.co/BtOgoLVqKz
— Herman Cain (@THEHermanCain) July 30, 2020
This is his website. Click on the link to see it:
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany tweeted that Cain “embodied the American Dream and represented the very best of American spirit.”
Here is the tweet:
Herman Cain embodied the American Dream and represented the very best of the American spirit.
Our hearts grieve for his loved ones, and they will remain in our prayers at this time. We will never forget his legacy of grace, patriotism, and faith.
— Kayleigh McEnany (@PressSec) July 30, 2020
