Former Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry appears to be slamming Action News Jax Ben Becker on Twitter following a story that exposed an ethics probe into the former top lawyer for the city, Jason Gabriel.
Gabriel, who served under Curry for seven years, is currently leading the search for a new General Counsel under Mayor Donna Deegan.In a late-night tweet, which isn’t unusual for the former mayor, Curry Tweeted at Gabriel and said, “Ignore the roaches and rat’s journalist. No one serious gives him a sit down. It’s why he’s always chasing folks for roaches and rats.” It’s an apparent reference to Becker’s popular Original Restaurant Report that helps to protect the health and safety of viewers.
Gabriel was critical of Becker’s original reporting in 2021 and in a letter to the Ethics Commission called it “uninformed” and “anti-climactic journalism.” Becker asked Gabriel about those assertions at the first committee meeting to name the next General Counsel.Becker: “That’s not very nice.”Curry has a long history of angerly taking aim at the media, politicians and voters.ignore the roaches and rats journalist. No one serious gives him a sit down.
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