Leonard posted a picture of “Sharia Barbie,” dressed in a hijab with a black eye. 'Stoning accessories available for additional purchase,' he wrote.
Leonard posted three racist posts about two Congresswomen, Omar and Tlaib
A New Jersey school board member is being asked to resign over racist comments he made on several occasions on social media earlier this year, specifically targeting Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, both of whom are Muslim. Daniel Leonard, a 42-year-old member of the Toms River Board of Education in New Jersey, posted an article to Facebook about Tlaib’s support of hunger strikes to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement . “My life would be complete if she/they die,” he wrote in a now-deleted post. Unfortunately, this was one of many posts Leonard made about the Congresswomen.Leonard, an Army veteran and vocal supporter of Trump, also posted a video to Facebook of Omar , with the caption, “Terrorist . . .
Though the posts were written back in April, his words have gained obvious outrage after someone reported them to the New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations , who has called on Leonard to resign.The Toms River Regional Board of Education has announced that Leonard could face a potential ethics investigation over his posts, as officials including New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver have also asked for his resignation.
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