Ann Coulter uses New Zealand mosque shooting as opportunity to mock California Gov. Gavin Newsom, suggests he's 'relieved' NZ doesn't have the death penalty.
In the wake of a mass shooting at two New Zealand mosques that left 49 people dead on Friday, conservative firebrand Ann Coulter took the opportunity to mock California Governor Gavin Newsom’s death penalty ban by saying he would be “relieved” that New Zealand does not administer such a punishment.
“New Zealand is a sickening tragedy. My heart goes out to all those suffering,” Coulter tweeted earlier in the day. “When will this insane terrorism end ... San Bernardino, Pulse Nightclub, Bataclan theatre, Charlie Hebdo, Bastille Day, Madrid, London, Glasgow Airport, Milan, Ft Hood, Brussels, Berlin, 9/11 …”
“I am expressing this is not from paradigm of politics. It's not a situational conversation for me. This is about who I am as a human being,” Newsom said during a press conference. “To me this is the right thing to do.”
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