{"id":2294779,"date":"2024-07-14T16:01:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-14T20:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-staffer-no-longer-employed-over-trump-shooting-post-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-14T16:02:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T20:02:54","slug":"democratic-staffer-no-longer-employed-over-trump-shooting-post-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-staffer-no-longer-employed-over-trump-shooting-post-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic staffer no longer employed over Trump shooting post &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocratic-staffer-no-longer-employed-over-trump-shooting-post-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2294779&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Ed posts on Facebook, \u200bMarsaw\u200c commented on a news\u2063 article about a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iraqi-pm-survives-assassination-attempt-as-tensions-rise\/\" title=\"Iraqi PM Survives Assassination Attempt as Tensions Rise\">failed assassination attempt<\/a> on Trump, saying, \u201cDon\u2019t miss\u2063 next time!\u201d \u2063Her comment received significant backlash, with many people condemning the violent statement.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson\u2019s office quickly took action, severing ties with Marsaw. \u2062The\u200b incident serves as\u2063 a reminder of the potential consequences of irresponsible social \u2062media use, especially for individuals representing public figures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/span> <\/p>\n<p>This summary is about a congressional \u200bstaffer of Rep. Bennie Thompson who made a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-press-sec-used-insult-condemned-by-dem-officials-as-homophobic\/\" title=\"Biden Press Sec Used Insult Condemned by Dem Officials as \u2018Homophobic\u2019\">controversial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media post<\/a><\/a> about a \u2063failed assassination attempt on former \u2064President Donald \u200cTrump. The staffer, Jacqueline Marsaw,\u2064 made \u200bthe comment &#8220;Don&#8217;t miss \u2064next \u2064time&#8221; on \u200cFacebook, which led to \u2064her no longer being employed by Thompson. The \u200cincident highlights the importance of responsible social media use, especially for individuals associated with public figures.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Staffer of Rep. Bennie Thompson no longer employed after post about Trump shooting<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/rtouchberry\/\">Ramsey Touchberry<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-14T15:11:00-04:00\">July 14, 2024 3:11 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1701734\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bennie-thompson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Bennie Thompson\">Bennie Thompson<\/a> (D-MS) has parted ways with one of his congressional staffers who said, \u201cDon\u2019t miss next time\u201d in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3081631\/mississippi-congressmans-field-director-says-dont-miss-next-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"attempted assassination\">social media post<\/a> about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3081453\/trump-supporters-galvanized-response-failed-assassination-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"attempted assassination\">attempted assassination<\/a> of former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>The congressman\u2019s office confirmed to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> on Sunday that Jacqueline Marsaw, a former case manager and field director for Thompson, was no longer employed. In a brief statement, Thompson did not specify whether Marsaw was fired or if she resigned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was made aware of a post made by a staff member, and she is no longer in my employment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>In since-deleted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Facebook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Facebook<\/a> posts, Marsaw wrote: \u201cI don\u2019t condone violence but please get you some shooting lessons so you don\u2019t miss next time ooops that wasn\u2019t me talking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In others captured by <em>SuperTalk Mississippi News<\/em>, she wrote: \u201cCouldn\u2019t happened to a nicer fellow but was it staged\u201d and \u201cThat\u2019s what your hate speech got you!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thompson, the ranking member on the House Homeland Security Committee, said in a Saturday statement following the shooting at a Trump rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pennsylvania<\/a> that there was \u201cno room in American democracy for political violence\u201d and he was \u201cglad the former president is safe, and my thoughts and prayers go out to everyone involved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1701734\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1701734\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A congressional staffer of Rep. Bennie Thompson has been let go after making a social media post about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Thompson&#8217;s office confirmed that Jacqueline Marsaw, a former case manager and field director, is no longer employed. Thompson did not specify if she was fired or resigned, but stated that he was made aware of the post and she is no longer on his staff. In the post, Marsaw suggested that the shooter should get shooting lessons so they don&#8217;t miss next time. 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