A group of Arizona GOP state lawmakers have called for the immediate firing of Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbsâ press secretary over a tweet invoking gun violence against “transphobes.”
Hobbs spokeswoman Josselyn Berry posted the offending tweet on Monday, just hours after Audrey Hale, who was transgender, shot and killed three adults and three children inside a Nashville Christian elementary school.
The tweet included a GIF from the 1980 movie âGloria,â showing a woman brandishing two handguns.
“Us when we see transphobes,” Berry captioned the image in the tweet.
âLess than 12 hours after the tragic shooting in Nashville by a deranged transgender activist [Hobbsâ] Press Secretary calls for shooting people Democrats disagree with,â the Arizona Freedom Caucus tweeted on Tuesday.Â
The group of conservative Republican state lawmakers added that Berry should be fired over the social media post.
âCalling for violence like this is un-American & never acceptable. [Berry] should be fired immediately,â the GOP group added, noting in a follow-up post that Berryâs âvile tweet encouraging violenceâ had not been taken down after millions of views and widespread condemnation.Â
Hobbsâ office did not immediately respond to The Postâs request for comment.
It is unclear if Twitter will take action against Berryâs account.
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