Posted on May 30, 2022
Republican faces backlash for mocking LA district attorney’s Memorial Day tweet
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Political rivals apparently don't take holidays off.
A Republican congressman from California was apparently offended Saturday by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Memorial Day greeting.
The DA, George Gascon, is a progressive Democrat who has faced criticism for trying to find a way to eliminate the cash bail system for defendants who have not yet gone to trial. He has also been outspoken about rooting out corruption and racism within the police departments operating within his system.
Mr Gascon is not well liked by his Republican colleagues.
Congressman Mike Garcia, for example, took an opportunity Saturday to suggest the DA couldn't tell the difference between a pair of military-centric bank holidays.
A Republican congressman from California was apparently offended Saturday by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Memorial Day greeting.
The DA, George Gascon, is a progressive Democrat who has faced criticism for trying to find a way to eliminate the cash bail system for defendants who have not yet gone to trial. He has also been outspoken about rooting out corruption and racism within the police departments operating within his system.
Mr Gascon is not well liked by his Republican colleagues.
Congressman Mike Garcia, for example, took an opportunity Saturday to suggest the DA couldn't tell the difference between a pair of military-centric bank holidays.
Republican faces backlash for mocking LA district attorney’s Memorial Day tweet
Posted from independent.co.uk
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Another user accused Mr Garcia of twisting the holiday greeting to bolster his own political talking points.
"Garcia I don’t think anyone sees a point here the tweet is perfectly fine yours however is completely tactless and self serving. It reeks of opportunism a huge miss," a user by the name Adrian Leaks wrote.
Others commenters took a page out of Mr Garcia's playbook and jumped on his words in order to shoehorn an unrelated political complaint into the conversation.
"You know who else didn’t make it home? All the children killed in their schools — including here — because of unwillingness to protect them by you and your colleagues," the user wrote. "Get off Twitter and get on background checks, red flag laws, and banning assault weapons…just as a start."
..."Another user accused Mr Garcia of twisting the holiday greeting to bolster his own political talking points.
"Garcia I don’t think anyone sees a point here the tweet is perfectly fine yours however is completely tactless and self serving. It reeks of opportunism a huge miss," a user by the name Adrian Leaks wrote.
Others commenters took a page out of Mr Garcia's playbook and jumped on his words in order to shoehorn an unrelated political complaint into the conversation.
"You know who else didn’t make it home? All the children killed in their schools — including here — because of unwillingness to protect them by you and your colleagues," the user wrote. "Get off Twitter and get on background checks, red flag laws, and banning assault weapons…just as a start."
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