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A staffer for Democratic Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson has been fired after suggesting “shooting lessons” following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump Saturday.
Jacqueline Marshaw, a field director for Thompson, reportedly made the post soon after the attack on Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
“I don’t condone violence but please get you some shooting lessons so you don’t miss next time oops that wasn’t me saying that,” Marshaw’s now-deleted post said, the Clarion Ledger reported.
Marshaw is no longer on the congressman’s staff, Thompson said in a statement Sunday. (RELATED: ‘I Was Shot’: Trump Releases Statement After Being Evacuated From Stage At Rally)
“I was made aware of a post made by a staff member and she is no longer in my employment,” Thompson said in the statement shared with the Daily Caller News Foundation.
The post sparked backlash from the Mississippi Republican Party, which demanded …
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