HHS official who spread Pizzagate conspiracy theory out at agency

[Judi Lynn]

Source: The Hill


BY JOHN BOWDEN - 07/27/18 09:46 PM EDT

A Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) official who in 2016 used social media to spread the "Pizzagate" conspiracy theory is reportedly out at the agency.

Ximena Barreto-Rice, one of President Trump's political appointees, was escorted from HHS headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Politico reported.

HHS did not immediately return a request for comment from The Hill on Friday and a message sent to her email address returned a bounce-back message.

An individual with knowledge of the situation told Politico that Barreto-Rice resigned.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/399315-hhs-employee-who-spread-pizzagate-conspiracy-theory-resigns

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[sandensea]

1. A lot of Republicans from Colombia - which is ironic considering what most in the GOP think of them.

Stockholm - or should I say, Bogotá, syndrome?

[BumRushDaShow]

5. They consider themselves "white (Hispanics)"

like many Cubans (see Ted Cruz), so "the rules" wouldn't apply to them. But they soon discover how wrong they were...

[Grassy Knoll]

2. Good, She Can Take A Fuckin Hike..

[Solly Mack]

3. K&R

Good...many more to go.

[djacq]

4. Be mindful of the Orange Clown's revolving door

GOP Gov appointee go out = Fox News pundit

Fox News nut job out = Orange Clown Administration

chicken

[riversedge]

6. whow, she is really a vile creature.....

........Barreto-Rice expressed a general disdain for Democratic politicians in her posts, including one that claimed “our forefathers would have hung" former President Obama and Clinton for treason, and claimed that Islam was a “f---ing cult, not a religion.”