Arizona Central reports:
Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs’ spokesperson has resigned amid controversy over a social media post suggesting violence posted hours after the deadly shooting at a Nashville school on Monday.
Press Secretary Josselyn Berry’s post on Twitter late Monday caused uproar online, particularly among conservatives who dubbed it tone deaf, offensive and contrary to criticism from progressives that Republicans are doing too little about gun violence.
The controversial tweet included a clip from the 1980 movie “Gloria,” featuring actress Gena Rowlands with a handgun in each hand pacing forward a few steps. “Us when we see transphobes,” Berry wrote in the post sharing the image.
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NEW: “Gov. Katie Hobbs’ spokesperson resigns following controversial Twitter post invoking gun violence.” (via @sbarchenger) https://t.co/WD318ta1wW
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BREAKING: Josselyn Berry, the Press Secretary to Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs, has resigned after posting this image on Twitter. pic.twitter.com/M9zUz84gbd
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