Missouri State Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal (D.) has been censured by the state government after she posted in the wake of the Charlottesville, Va. violence, "I hope Trump is Assassinated!" on Facebook.
The Missouri Senate censured Chappelle-Nadal by a 28-2 vote, The Washington Postreported. Following the August social media post, the senator apologized to President Donald Trump and his family, but said she would not resign.
"President Trump, I apologize to you and your family. I also apologize to all of the people in Missouri," She said. "I also apologize to my colleagues in the Missouri legislature for the mistake that I made. I will continue to fight for issues that are really, really important to me."
Chappelle-Nadal's refusal to resign stood in opposition to many of her colleagues on both sides of the aisle who called for her resignation. High-ranking officials including U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill (D.), U.S. Rep. William Lacy Clay (D.), and Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens (R.) were among those who called for the senator to resign.
Missouri's largest newspaper, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, also called for her resignation shortly after the Facebook post.
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"I also apologize to my colleagues in the Missouri legislature for the mistake that I made. I will continue to fight for issues that are really, really important to me."
ReplyDeleteNot to my Constituents, not to the people who voted for me to represent their needs, but issues that are important to ME, like having the POTUS ASSASSINATED.
Did I read that right?
Jail for this POS.
11:03, you sure did. It's all her. Censure will not mean a thing to this fool.
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