A Missouri lawmakers Facebook comment leads to calls for her resignation

[Eugene]

Source: Washington Post

‘I hope Trump is assassinated’: A Missouri lawmaker’s Facebook comment leads to calls for her resignation

By Herman Wong and Lindsey Bever August 18 at 9:12 AM

A Missouri lawmaker is under mounting pressure to resign after she said on social media she hopes President Trump is assassinated, following his response to violence at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville.

Democratic state Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal went on her personal Facebook page Thursday morning to vent two days after the president blamed “both sides” for the brutality.

“I put up a statement saying, ‘I really hate Trump. He’s causing trauma and nightmares.’ That was my original post,” she told the Kansas City Star. The Facebook post received many responses, Chappelle-Nadal said, and to one she replied, “I hope Trump is assassinated!”

Chappelle-Nadal later explained that she didn't actually wish harm to come to Trump but wrote it out of frustration.

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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/08/18/i-hope-trump-is-assassinated-a-missouri-lawmakers-facebook-comment-leads-to-calls-for-her-resignation/

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Related: ‘I hope Trump is assassinated,’ Missouri lawmaker writes — and quickly regrets (Kansas City Star)

[haveahart]

1. She should resign and take this off the front pages. It gives Trump ammunition.

[greymattermom]

2. but if she resigns

every Republican who says anything similar about any Democrat should also resign, right?

[JimGinPA]

4. Thanks For Your Concern

[bagelsforbreakfast]

3. She should have replied "There are fine people on both sides" of the issue. n/m

[WoonTars]

5. Not okay. She should resign.

What a stupid thing to say!

[JimGinPA]

6. She Apologized...

Which is more than any repub does without a gun to their head.

[MFM008]

7. She should have

Just said "drop dead asshat"
Like I do every day.....