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Kari Lake has accused Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs ' press secretary of having "made light of a mass shooting" and "called for more violence," after she posted a photograph of a woman with two guns, which she said were aimed at "transphobes," hours after a deadly school shooting on Monday. Audrey Hale, a 28-year-old who police say identified as transgender, opened fire at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, shortly after 10 a.m. on Monday. Six people were killed, including three children, before Hale was shot dead by police. Body camera footage of the incident has been released by the Metro Nashville Police Department. The shooting sparked a fierce debate, with senior Democrats calling for more gun control, while a number of prominent conservatives suggested, without providing any evidence, that the attack could have been linked to Hale receiving gender affirming medical treatment . Just hours after the shooting Josselyn Berry, Hobbs' press secretary, posted a … [Read more...] about Kari Lake blasts “media bias” over Nashville “transphobes” gun post

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs ' press secretary has resigned from her post following backlash she received for a social media post that suggested the use of violence against "transphobes." In a Wednesday statement, Hobbs' office confirmed that Josselyn Berry had stepped down from her position in the wake of the criticism, saying that "The Governor has received and accepted the resignation of the Press Secretary." Her resignation comes less than two days after she posted a picture from the 1980 movie Gloria of a woman holding a handgun in each hand, with the caption, "Us when we see transphobes." The post was made hours after three children and three staff members at a Christian elementary school in Nashville were fatally shot by a perpetrator that authorities say was transgender. On Tuesday, Berry's post was amplified by Republicans , like former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake and members of the Arizona Freedom Caucus, who slammed her for being insensitive to … [Read more...] about Katie Hobbs’ press sec. resigns amid backlash for “transphobes” gun post

Josselyn Berry, the press secretary for Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-AZ), has reportedly resigned after she sent a tweet focusing on pointing guns at “transphobes,” and the governor faced calls to fire her. Reporters Dennis Welch and Peter Valencia of Arizona’s Family Stations first reported Berry’s resignation Wednesday. #Breaking : ⁦ @GovernorHobbs ⁩ office has confirmed that press secretary ⁦ @joss_berry ⁩ has resigned this morning after posting this image on Twitter . Expect a full statement shortly. #azfamily pic.twitter.com/JOimLiWXj0 — Dennis Welch (@dennis_welch) March 29, 2023 Berry’s tweet – which Welch and Valencia noted Twitter removed – came hours after a shooter, identified as a transgender biological woman, murdered three children and three adults at a Tennessee Christian school on Monday. Local police say the now-dead killer, Audrey Hale, 28, had authored a manifesto, though it has not been released. RELATED: Bodycam Showing Take Down of … [Read more...] about Report: Hobbs Staffer Resigns After Tweet About Pointing Guns at ‘Transphobes’