South Dakota GOP won't punish lawmaker for controversial Facebook post
The South Dakota Republican party won't reprimand a state lawmaker who shared a meme on Facebook depicting protesters being hit by a vehicle.
Rep. Lynne DiSanto, R-Box Elder, posted an image earlier this month that said, "All lives splatter. Nobody cares about your protests. Keep your ass out of the road."
The GOP's state chair said in a statement that it does not tell members what is appropriate when it comes to what they post on social media.
"Each candidate and officeholder is individually responsible for their own social media, and it’s up to each of them to determine what’s appropriate," Dan Lederman said.
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RAPID CITY — A real estate company dropped its ties to a state lawmaker Tuesday night after she shared an image on Facebook depicting protesters being hit by a vehicle under the caption, "All Lives Splatter."
Keller Williams Realty of the Black Hills, where Rep. Lynne DiSanto was previously listed as an associate realtor, announced on Facebook that it was no longer associated with her.
Another group, Working Against Violence, Inc., said they were in search of another speaker for an upcoming event after DiSanto shared the image September 7, less than one month after a driver plowed through counter protesters at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., killing a 32-year-old woman and injuring 19 others.
The Box Elder Republican deleted the post Tuesday after it was circulated by members of progressive groups South Dakota Forward and Indivisible Rapid City, who called on the lawmaker to apologize.
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