A Kentucky lawmaker is facing backlash on Twitter after she posted a meme comparing Dr. Fauci to cult leader Jim Jones.
"This person has no business charing the education committee," said another."If the Education chair wanted to appeal to her base, fine, but Twitter is global - businesses, families, & anyone else considering Kentucky sees this stuff. We need to stop electing those that damage the 'optics' of Kentucky. I do not care about party, I do care about KY," he tweeted.
Huff told NBC News she tweeted the meme in reference to mask requirements in school, not in reference to vaccinations as Krauth said when she tweeted the screenshot. She said she did not create the meme.gov't image: https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/Legislator-Profile.aspx?DistrictNumber=82
She repeatedly said she shared the meme to communicate"we can't be led by fear" after the largest district in the state expressed to her that they had concerns about having students return to school in the fall. Huff said she wants"students to return to school with some type of normalcy," saying they should be able to choose whether or not they wear masks, despite the American Academy of Pediatrics recommending this week thatShe added that she deleted the tweet because people who were critical of her sharing the meme were using"language that was horrible in the comments and I didn't want my name associated.
The leadership of the Kentucky General Assembly's House and Senate did not respond to requests for comment.
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