The Press Secretary for Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs shared a series of disturbing tweets calling for more violence against “Transphobes” just hours after a trans shooter took the lives of three young students and three teachers.
Hobbs’ press Secretary Josselyn Berry tweeted a gif showing a woman holding two handguns captioned, “us when we see transphobes.”
Berry was hit with massive backlash for her tweet condemning her violent rhetoric.
Hobbs also took to Twitter, calling for gun control measures.
As flags across our state and our country are lowered for the six victims of school gun violence in Nashville, we mourn their loss, along with all others killed by gun violence. Our schools should be safe places for students and teachers, this could have and should have been…
— Governor Katie Hobbs (@GovernorHobbs) March 28, 2023
However, Hobbs has failed to denounce her press secretary’s violent threat.
Daniel “Scarp” Scarpinato retweeted the vile tweet saying:
“This is an OUTRAGE. No question. 12 hours after the shooting in TN, the spokeswoman FOR @GovernorHobbs shared her feelings about what to do to people who disagree w/ her political views: Shoot them.
JUST IMAGINE if this was the spokesperson for a Republican Governor.
It doesn’t matter the political party, this is ABSOLUTELY unacceptable. And this is one of the TOP officials in the state of Arizona. Who is covering this?”
It doesn't matter the political party, this is ABSOLUTELY unacceptable.
— Scarp (@Scarpinato) March 28, 2023
And this is one of the TOP officials in the state of Arizona.
Who is covering this? @maryjpitzl @raystern @bynickphillips @dennis_welch @yvonnewingett @sbarchenger @JoeDanaReports pic.twitter.com/O10Al5cKMa
Others shared their disgust with Hobbs and her team:
This is a person in the government, of the same part that wants to disarm you, posting the same day of a trans terrorist attack.#StopTransTerrorism https://t.co/GXHitgNLIQ
— Mr. Slaughter, MA, D&D (@neslaughter) March 29, 2023
Let me introduce you all to @joss_berry , Press Secretary to the Governor of Arizona @katiehobbs , who tweets THIS 👇 after 3 CHILDREN, 9 yr olds and 3 adults in their 60's was shot by a female shooter who "identified" as trangender. The shooter is dead too! Disgusting! https://t.co/9EvJ9byOMA
— NoPubertyBlockersForChildren 🐘 (@Muttmere1) March 29, 2023
Nothing to see here, just a government spokesperson advocating for violence against people she disagrees with. https://t.co/TQC8E8239Y
— Sensurround (@BBC_dip) March 29, 2023
Asterisk governor of AZ press secretary here.
— Bill Pieper ︻╦╤─ where's muh bailout? (@BP12318161) March 29, 2023
Nice timing. One would think a professional spokesperson would have more tact. Sadly, this is the nature of modern communists, … er, I mean 'progressives'.
Most brainwashed and/or stupid people I've ever encountered. https://t.co/eTqgVQj4R3
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w*f how did using the wrong bathroom result in this much violence