People are criticizing disgraced politician Aaron Schock and a group of influencers for going to a resort in Mexico to quarantine together

• Former congressman Aaron Schock is being criticized online for posing with friends at a resort in Mexico during the coronavirus pandemic.
• Going on holiday with friends isn't what a lot of people picture when they think of social distancing.
• The photo was shared by Sam Stryker on Twitter, who said the group "seem to have a very different definition of 'social distancing' than the rest of us."
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Former congressman Aaron Schock was tagged in an Instagram photo on Monday by Mauricio Kirschner, which shows them in a group of friends on a beach in Mexico.

Influencer Sam Stryker shared the photo on Twitter, saying the group "seem to have a very different definition of 'social distancing' than the rest of us" while they vacation at a resort in Cabo San Lucas.

"I don't know who needs to hear this but f---ing a disgraced former GOP congressman is not 'essential business,'" he added.

—Sam Stryker (@sbstryker) April 14, 2020

It's unclear how long they have been "quarantining" all together at the resort, but two of the group, Alec Rugo and P Druck, appear to have been there for 3-4 weeks.

"This is an old pic, right?" one person commented on Kirschner's Instagram post, "You can't be that irresponsible," which Kirschner himself replied to with a flame emoji.

"They're with disgraced congressman and former threat to gay equal rights @aaronschock," another responded. "How impressive would you expect their judgment-making abilities to be?"

He also seemed to defend the decision further, saying the group has not had any outside contact with anyone else.

BE MY QUARENTINE

A post shared by Mauricio Kirschner (@mauriciokirschner) on Apr 12, 2020 at 2:50pm PDTApr 12, 2020 at 2:50pm PDT

Schock came out as gay in March in a lengthy letter shared to his Instagram and website. The LGBTQ community was not particularly encouraging, however, due to Schock's long history of support for discriminatory policies such as voting against hate crime protection and scrapping the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" military policy.

"Y'all this man lived in the closet while voting against LGBTQ interests for years," Jonathan Van Ness said in his Instagram stories at the time.

"He screams about how he was victimized as he continues not giving back to the community he [actively] legislated against. Also his apology wholly dodged any responsibility in the awful actions he perpetuated against our community."

Schock had to resign from his position as Republican Representative for Illinois's 18th congressional district in 2015 for misspending government funds. For example, he redecorated his Capitol Hill office to look like the drawing-room in "Downton Abbey," with crimson walls and a decadent crystal chandelier.

Insider has contacted Schock and Kirschner for comment.

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