Alex Thomas
Missouri Governor Eric Greitens is calling for the removal of a state senator who wished for the assassination of President Trump.
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Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal wrote, “I hope Trump is assassinated!” on Facebook, and though she quickly deleted the comment, it was already posted on social media.
A Missouri State Senator from St. Louis has now called for the assassination of @realDonaldTrump. Keep it classy @MariaChappelleN. pic.twitter.com/JTrkxk4Pkz
— Mark Reardon (@MarkReardonKFTK) August 17, 2017
The same man sharing the screenshot, talk show host Mark Reardon of KMOX, said Chappelle-Nadal “refused to apologize” when interviewed on Thursday.
She refused to apologize in and interview with @kmoxnews —and insisted she would NOT step down. Her district will sadly support her. https://t.co/KxYx6BkorL
— Mark Reardon (@MarkReardonKFTK) August 17, 2017
He also wondered what the response might be if a Republican had said what Chappelle-Nadal did.
Let's see how many people on her side chime in on this one. If an R did this what would happen??? #rhetoricalquestion
— Mark Reardon (@MarkReardonKFTK) August 17, 2017
In a tweet, Greitens wrote, “If she will not resign, the Senate can vote to remove her. I believe they should.”
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Chappelle-Nadal-Nadal later said she “should have chosen better language” and doesn’t believe she should lose her job.
She told the St. Louis Dispatch, “I do not wish harm to anyone. I could have chosen, and should have chosen, better language. I do not think it is worthy of expelling me from the Senate.”
She also mentioned that she was visited by the secret service. The Dispatch reports that the only case of a senator being expelled was in 1945 over a bribery incident.
Chappelle-Nadal has said that she has no intentions of resigning, and while threatening a president is a federal crime, the investigation is still underway.
Greitens is a Republican and a former Navy SEAL.
