The spokesperson for Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs resigned Wednesday after appearing to post a threat against “transphobes” just hours after a transgender individual shot up a Christian elementary school in Nashville.
Hobbs’ spokesperson Josselyn Berry posted an image on Twitter later Monday showing a woman with a handgun from the 1980 movie “Gloria.” The image was captioned “us when we see transphobes.”
Either @katiehobbs fires her comms person for encouraging gun violence after the Christian school shooting or she endorses the act… there’s no in between. pic.twitter.com/T3p3bmVw2o
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) March 29, 2023
Berry’s post came just hours after transgender Audrey Hale opened fire in a Christian elementary school and killed three nine-year-olds and three adults before police fatally shot her.
The Arizona Freedom Caucus called for Berry to step down saying “calling for violence like this is un-American & never acceptable,” according to AZ Central.
#Breaking: @GovernorHobbs office has confirmed that press secretary @joss_berry has resigned this morning after posting this image on Twitter . Expect a full statement shortly. #azfamily pic.twitter.com/JOimLiWXj0
— Dennis Welch (@dennis_welch) March 29, 2023
Hobbs’ office confirmed Wednesday that berry resigned and a full statement is expected soon, according to CBS 5 News political editor Dennis Welch.
Left-wing media has since struggled to identify Hale, fearing to misgender her.
CNN quietly scrubbed any mention of gender from a Monday article about Hale, originally headlining their piece “28-year-old woman kills 3 students and 3 adults at private Christian school in Nashville, police say.”
