Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley Sought Extra Security After Trump Called Her 'Dishonest'
Source: huff post
08/19/2019 02:52 am ET Updated 1 hour ago
Whaley said she was just doing her job when the president insulted her.
The mayor of Dayton, Ohio, needed extra security after President Donald Trump publicly insulted her, The Dayton Daily News reported.
Mayor Nan Whaley, grappling with the aftermath of a mass shooting this month in which nine people were killed, received a torrent of threats and abusive comments after the president traveled to the city to visit with victims and meet with local leaders.
In a press conference following Trump’s visit, Whaley and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) discussed the need for more gun control. Brown also called Trump’s visit “comforting,” and Whaley said that first responders and victims were “grateful the president of the United States came to Dayton.”
Trump, however, lashed Whaley and Brown, calling them “very dishonest people” for “misrepresenting” his visit. He also tweeted that their press conference was a “fraud.” Some speculated that Trump may have been parroting a perspective he heard on Fox News. .............................
Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nan-whaley-dayton-ohio-threats_n_5d5a1b25e4b0d8840ff52eb7
We really need to be calling most of Trumps tweets #cyberbullying
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Mayor Nan Whaley, grappling with the aftermath of a mass shooting this month in which nine people were killed, received a torrent of threats and abusive comments after the president traveled to the city to visit with victims and meet with local leaders.
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Mayor Nan Whaley met with President Trump several days after the Aug. 4 mass shooting in Dayt
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Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Mayor Nan Whaley met with President Trump several days after the Aug. 4 mass shooting in Dayton.
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