Several people have been terminated after posting on social media about an assassination attempt on the former president.
Several Americans have lost their jobs for social media posts in the days since former President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt.The Republican presidential nominee was rushed offstage by Secret Service agents after a gunman, identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, opened fire from a nearby rooftop while Trump spoke at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday.
'According to screenshots circulating on social media, Whipple posted on Facebook that 'the next shooter isn't going to miss.''By September 1, that man will be DEAD. And the half of us in this great nation who understand what a threat he is to DEMOCRACY will stand and cheer.'Whipple's Facebook page is no longer active, but in another post, he said his page had been hacked. Newsweek has sought to contact Whipple through messages on other social media accounts.
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