{"id":2366414,"date":"2024-11-09T08:11:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-09T13:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-administrator-placed-on-leave-after-filming-his-own-post-election-meltdown\/"},"modified":"2024-11-09T08:12:22","modified_gmt":"2024-11-09T13:12:22","slug":"university-administrator-placed-on-leave-after-filming-his-own-post-election-meltdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-administrator-placed-on-leave-after-filming-his-own-post-election-meltdown\/","title":{"rendered":"University Administrator Placed on Leave After Filming His Own Post-Election Meltdown"},"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\">22<\/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%2Funiversity-administrator-placed-on-leave-after-filming-his-own-post-election-meltdown%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=2366414&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>A University of Oregon staff member, Leonard Serrato, has been placed on administrative\u200b leave \u200bafter posting a\u200d rant on social media in which \u200che told Trump supporters to &#8220;jump off of a\u200d f***ing \u200dbridge.&#8221; The comments \u200bwere made during an Instagram video, which\u200b subsequently gained traction on platforms like Twitter \u200cand YouTube. In the video, Serrato expressed his disdain for those who voted for Donald Trump, asserting that they were &#8220;f***ing stupid&#8221; and suggested that they improve their lives instead of complaining about\u2063 economic hardships. After \u200dbacklash, including calls for accountability from conservatives who re-shared the video, the university responded by stating that his remarks were &#8220;abhorrent&#8221; and did not align with its values. The university is currently investigating the matter while\u2063 offering support resources to concerned students \u200cand staff. Serrato \u200chas held his \u2062position since 2022 and has worked in higher education for several years.  <\/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\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A University of Oregon staff member has been placed on leave after he published a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">post-election rant telling conservatives<\/a> to &ldquo;jump off of a f***ing bridge.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Leonard Serrato, assistant director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fraternity-men-defended-dignity-us-flag-win-thanks-nation-400000-raised-throw-em-rager\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fraternity<\/a> and sorority life at the school, located in Eugene, Oregon, initially made the post on Instagram, but it was d on other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platforms<\/a>, including Twitter and YouTube.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following videos contain vulgar language that may offend some viewers.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Leonard Serrato social media post\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ODmjltLki8s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t care if we&rsquo;ve been friends our entire lives,&rdquo; he said in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lebron-james-endorses-kamala-harris-using-wildly-misleading-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a>. &ldquo;You can literally go f*** yourself if you voted for Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you are so sad about your groceries being expensive, get a better f***ing paying job. Do better in life. Get a f***ing education. Do something, &rsquo;cause you&rsquo;re f***ing stupid, and I hope you go jump off of a f***ing bridge.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Student news site <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyemerald.com\/154755\/features\/fsl-assistant-director-leonard-serrato-publicly-criticizes-trump-voters-on-instagram\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Daily Emerald<\/a> was first to report on the video, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-theater-cancels-cinderella-production-citing-too-many-white-cast-members\/\" title=\"Minnesota Theater Cancels \u2018Cinderella\u2019 Production Citing Too Many White Cast Members\">local news outlets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Serrato later posted an Instagram Reel where he was discussing the results of the presidential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fox-news-reporter-triggers-karine-jean-pierre-first-post-election-press-briefing-unfair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">election<\/a>,&rdquo; reported Ysabella Sosa, a journalism and Spanish major and the campus news associate editor.<\/p>\n<p>She reported that in that reel, Serrato &ldquo;addressed his students, including of &lsquo;color&rsquo; and &lsquo;LGBTQIA&rsquo; and said to &lsquo;take care of yourself and know that you have my support.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Following the post, Serrato made his Instagram account private,&rdquo; Sosa reported.<\/p>\n<p>But the video had already spread to other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twitter-permanently-bans-president-trumps-account\/\" title=\"Twitter permanently bans President Trump\u2019s account\">social media outlets<\/a>, where conservatives re-posted it and tagged university officials, asking for an official response.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Assistant Director for Fraternity and Sorority Life at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/uoregon?\">@uoregon<\/a> tells Trump supporters to kiII themselves<\/p>\n<p>Any comment <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/uoregon?\">@uoregon<\/a>? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hwK0qhH9b1\">pic.twitter.com\/hwK0qhH9b1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1854542229873873212?\">November 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.koin.com\/news\/oregon\/university-of-oregon-employee-on-leave-after-telling-trump-supporters-to-jump-off-of-a-f-ing-bridge-in-instagram-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KOIN-TV<\/a> quoted University of Oregon spokesman Eric Howald as saying Serrato had been placed on administrative leave so the school could investigate the matter.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The University of Oregon finds the statements made in the video abhorrent and not in alignment with our values or mission,&rdquo; Howald said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We appreciate the conflict between his statements, his role in Student Life at the University, and our institutional values.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As a public university we take our duty seriously to provide an environment that welcomes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/white-police-officers-win-discrimination-suit-judge-discovers-force-pursuit-diversity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">diversity<\/a> of thought and respect in alignment with our education mission,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While we investigate, we are providing support for concerned students and employees, including resources for mental and emotional health.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Serrato has held his current position since 2022 and has worked in higher education for at least eight years, according to the Eugene <a href=\"https:\/\/www.registerguard.com\/story\/news\/education\/2024\/11\/07\/university-oregon-leonard-serrato-trump-voters\/76118799007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Register-Guard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The video contains explicit language that may be offensive to some viewers. In it, Serrato expressed disdain for Trump supporters and criticized those struggling with high grocery prices. Following backlash, he made his Instagram account private, but the video had already circulated widely. The university&#8217;s spokesperson stated that they found Serrato&#8217;s remarks unacceptable and are investigating the situation while offering support to affected students and staff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2366415,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Picture.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[42664,5888,19503,44669],"class_list":["post-2366414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-leave-of-absence","tag-meltdown","tag-post-election","tag-university-administrator"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Picture.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2366414"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366414\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2366418,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366414\/revisions\/2366418"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2366415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2366414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2366414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2366414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}