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pnwmom

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Sun Aug 7, 2016, 01:25 AM Aug 2016

CA GOP official tweets shocking image of EXECUTIONER "ready for Hillary."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/08/05/calif-gop-official-tweets-image-of-hangman-executioner-ready-for-hillary-thats-at-least-the-third-such-incident/?postshare=2001470405483903&tid=ss_tw

In July, a Republican lawmaker from West Virginia escalated the rhetoric, tweeting that Clinton “should be tried for treason, murder, and crimes against the US Constitution… then hung on the Mall in Washington, DC.” He later said the tweet was meant to be “hyperbole,” according to the Associated Press.

Also in July, a Trump delegate said on the radio, “Hillary Clinton should be put in the firing line and shot for treason,” referring to her handling of the terrorist attack in Benghazi. (It’s worth noting, the Trump campaign said they “don’t agree” with the comment.)

Now, a California county GOP official has sent tweets insinuating that Clinton should be executed.

In response to a Twitter user asking where to obtain a “Republicans for Hillary” sign, two tweets came Wednesday from the Riverside County GOP official Twitter account.

Both depicted a bloodied hangman holding a noose, with the words “I’m Ready for Hillary” printed at the bottom. The second included a caption, referring to the “Republicans for Hillary” signs: “sorry they never arrived but this is pretty popular.”

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CA GOP official tweets shocking image of EXECUTIONER "ready for Hillary." (Original Post) pnwmom Aug 2016 OP
His punishment MFM008 Aug 2016 #1
Wow. I thought nothing would shock me anymore. But this? emulatorloo Aug 2016 #2
Horrible Liberal_in_LA Aug 2016 #3
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