Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, in a controversial view earlier this week, said that plenty of older people would be willing to sacrifice their lives in order to preserve the economy for their grandchildren.

“No one reached out to me and said, as a senior citizen, are you willing to take a chance on your survival in exchange for keeping the America that all America loves for your children and grandchildren?” he said. “And if that’s the exchange, I’m all in.”