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spanone

(135,844 posts)
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 04:32 PM Apr 2018

HHS official shared post saying 'forefathers' would have 'hung' Obama, Clinton for treason


Ximena Barreto

(CNN)A political appointee at the Department of Health and Human Services shared an image in 2017 that said "our forefathers would have hung" Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton for treason, a CNN KFile review has found.

Ximena Barreto is a far-right political pundit who in December 2017 joined the Trump administration as deputy director of communications at the department.

Barreto was placed on leave by the department on Monday after the liberal watchdog Media Matters reported that Barreto called Islam "a cult" and pushed the false Pizzagate conspiracy theory, which alleged that Clinton was part of a child-sex ring based in part at a Washington, DC, pizza restaurant.

A subsequent KFile review of her Twitter account "RepublicanChick" found that Barreto also repeatedly used the hashtag #BanIslam and twice shared conspiracy theories about the death of Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich. Barreto also shared a conspiracy theory that French President Emmanuel Macron was controlled by the Rothschild family and that Clinton and Obama were controlled by investor and Democratic mega-donor George Soros. Both the Rothschilds and Soros are frequent targets of anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.


https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/13/politics/kfile-hhs-official-obama-clinton-treason/index.html
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HHS official shared post saying 'forefathers' would have 'hung' Obama, Clinton for treason (Original Post) spanone Apr 2018 OP
The only surprise here is she's not blonde. And that it's 'hanged.' CurtEastPoint Apr 2018 #1
Possibly it's a Freudian slip. Aristus Apr 2018 #5
GOOD ONE! You could be on to something! CurtEastPoint Apr 2018 #16
Ya got that right! tonyt53 Apr 2018 #6
The.Best.People. bronxiteforever Apr 2018 #2
These are the sickest of the sick spanone Apr 2018 #3
You are right.Its an endless stream of sick people. bronxiteforever Apr 2018 #9
She's a patriot! dchill Apr 2018 #34
Not nice woman Angry Dragon Apr 2018 #4
On what grounds, conspiring with the enemy to hack an election? NightWatcher Apr 2018 #7
How many rocks do they have to look under before they find these people? Arkansas Granny Apr 2018 #8
They are standing on the rocks, shouting " SEE ME" Lochloosa Apr 2018 #18
RWers love to talk about death. Iliyah Apr 2018 #10
So true. Crutchez_CuiBono Apr 2018 #30
Well she's not wrong. Girard442 Apr 2018 #11
Her lip plumper must be shooting butt fat into her 🧠 DumpDrumpf Apr 2018 #12
Looks like Octomom dalton99a Apr 2018 #14
It could be her... DumpDrumpf Apr 2018 #17
Is the butt fat what makes them talk out of their ass?l Arkansas Granny Apr 2018 #23
Actually surprised Trump did not give her a promotion. Freethinker65 Apr 2018 #13
One more semi-literate hustler malaise Apr 2018 #15
That's a common and ridiculous habit of RWers. lpbk2713 Apr 2018 #19
Another Ann Coulter type looking for attention using shock value CatMor Apr 2018 #20
Once again, the #trumptrain hires on the best. NOT! riversedge Apr 2018 #21
She was placed on administrative leave on Monday.. How long does it take to decide riversedge Apr 2018 #22
Hi riversedge.. thanks for your post.. Cha Apr 2018 #26
Hey Cha. Nice to see you. I clicked on 2 of tweets and they are simi porn IMHO (different platform riversedge Apr 2018 #38
Thanks for all you do, rivers.. Cha Apr 2018 #39
This is the direct result of 24/7 Hate Radio on over maxrandb Apr 2018 #24
Poor little fuckfaced shite for brains regulated Cha Apr 2018 #25
Pathetic people, so full of hate for brown skin Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #27
Brainwashed Cha Apr 2018 #32
Maybe we should reach out to her? ProudLib72 Apr 2018 #36
She sounds like Don's ideal woman and I bet there's a position open for mistress. Vinca Apr 2018 #28
A typical Trump hire Gothmog Apr 2018 #29
On the grounds of not being a rich white male? nt OhZone Apr 2018 #31
Good one, OhZone Cha Apr 2018 #33
Theyd tar and feather this one C_U_L8R Apr 2018 #35
Fuck you, sugar lips... flotsam Apr 2018 #37
LOL! SammyWinstonJack Apr 2018 #41
By that standard, so would every Republican prez since Ike... JHB Apr 2018 #40

Aristus

(66,381 posts)
5. Possibly it's a Freudian slip.
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 04:34 PM
Apr 2018

Given the sheer number of tiny dicks no doubt pervading the GOP, it could be an expression of longing. No wonder these women seem so unfulfilled...

Girard442

(6,075 posts)
11. Well she's not wrong.
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 04:36 PM
Apr 2018

They would have lynched Obama for being uppity and burned Hillary as a witch. Not something to be proud of, Ms. Barreto.

 

DumpDrumpf

(85 posts)
12. Her lip plumper must be shooting butt fat into her 🧠
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 04:39 PM
Apr 2018
The squatters in the WH & their termite spies infesting our govt are enemies of the United States & democracy itself. #LOCKTHEMUP #LOCKHIMUP

lpbk2713

(42,759 posts)
19. That's a common and ridiculous habit of RWers.
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 04:51 PM
Apr 2018


Always putting words in the mouths of our "forefathers" .

When the truth is the founders would be ashamed of anything rethuglican't.

riversedge

(70,242 posts)
22. She was placed on administrative leave on Monday.. How long does it take to decide
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 04:59 PM
Apr 2018

she needs to be fired?????

A department spokesperson did not comment on tweets unearthed by KFile and reiterated to CNN that Barreto has been placed on administrative leave while they look into the matter.


Prior to joining HHS, Barreto was a far-right political pundit and Trump-supporting blogger.

She co-hosted a YouTube show called "The Right View by Deplorable Latinas." A now-removed biography on her personal website said she "has worked as a political activist, and worked hundreds of hours with Republican candidates (sic) campaigns, including John McCain, Ted Cruz and President Donald Trump."

Here's what Barreto tweeted:

Cha

(297,277 posts)
26. Hi riversedge.. thanks for your post..
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 05:13 PM
Apr 2018

the tweet didn't show.

I think we should expose this idiot.

riversedge

(70,242 posts)
38. Hey Cha. Nice to see you. I clicked on 2 of tweets and they are simi porn IMHO (different platform
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 06:48 PM
Apr 2018

also--not twitter. I left quick. They were not the twitter platform.

But I tweeted the OP a few times to get the message out.


We have a winter storm warning out. Just snowballs and hail so far.

maxrandb

(15,333 posts)
24. This is the direct result of 24/7 Hate Radio on over
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 05:05 PM
Apr 2018

1200 Radio Stations accross the country.

I truly believe that we won't fix this shit. The only way to weed out these fucks is to truly weed them out.

Limbaugh, Hannity and the hundreds of "cookie cutter" hosts need to be prosecuted for publishing Nazi propaganda and jailed.

What this scum posted is NOT just the "other side". It's evil, dangerous, threatening, unhinged and UNFIXABLE!

Reason, fact and gentle persuasion will never get through to her...or the Retrumplicans that have had their brains turned to mush.

There was an old saying that once a dog tasted human blood you had no choice but to put it down.

We're about there with folks that consume this hate from the right.

Vinca

(50,276 posts)
28. She sounds like Don's ideal woman and I bet there's a position open for mistress.
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 05:14 PM
Apr 2018

No pun intended.

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