Gov. Hobbs' secretary resigns after apparent controversial tweet about 'transphobes'
Source: ABC 15
PHOENIX The press secretary for Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has resigned after a controversial social media post earlier this week.
Josselyn Berry reportedly sent a tweet with an image Monday that appeared to suggest violence toward transphobes following Mondays deadly school shooting. Police said the shooter, who waskilled during the incident, was transgender.
Berrys account, which the tweet was reportedly sent from, has since been switched to a private account but does publicly show Berrys connection to the governors office.
The office's communications director confirmed to ABC15 that Berry resigned from her position Tuesday night.
Read more: https://www.abc15.com/news/state/gov-hobbs-secretary-resigns-after-apparent-controversial-tweet-about-transphobes
Ford_Prefect
(8,191 posts)"The Governor does not condone violence in any form. This administration holds mutual respect at the forefront of how we engage with one another. The post by the Press Secretary is not reflective of the values of the administration. The Governor has received and accepted the resignation of the Press Secretary."
NullTuples
(6,017 posts)The tweet is a screenshot from a movie or show, of a woman with blond hair holding two pistols and pointing them at whatever she's looking at off-camera. Berry's caption reads, "Us when we see transphobes".
Needless to say, Republicans, conservative Christian leaders, TERFs & the like are having a field day with it and using it to prove trans people (Berry is not trans, btw) as a group are violent.
Hugh_Lebowski
(33,643 posts)ZonkerHarris
(25,140 posts)never do.
IF someone tells you both parties are the same you get to slap them
moose65
(3,275 posts)I cancel you........ POOF
IronLionZion
(46,844 posts)Poor taste. Be careful what you post online.
Cha
(304,152 posts)Stupid.
Guess she didn't like her job.. why would she think she would keep it after tweeting that?
AleksS
(1,691 posts)We can't even imply we'll stand up for ourselves. The world must remain confident that the only people Democrats will ever attack are other Democrats.
How dare she imply Democrats would ever look outside of our own circle for targets?
Elessar Zappa
(15,369 posts)Were not like the Republicans, who regularly threaten violence.