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California professor apologizes for anti-Trump tweet [“must hang”]
Associated Press ^ | Apr 13, 2017 8:25 PM EDT | Jocelyn Gecker

Posted on 04/13/2017 8:45:30 PM PDT by Olog-hai

An American history professor at Fresno State University in California apologized Thursday for a tweet that said President Donald Trump “must hang” to save American democracy.

The professor, Lars Maischak, said he has temporarily left Fresno while the university is on spring break, after receiving death threats and hundreds of hate emails since the tweet was highlighted by far-right websites such as Breitbart News.

“I regret making these tweets,” Maischak said. “I wrote them to an audience of 28 followers on Twitter under the assumption they would be read by people I know.”

Maischak said he sent the tweet in February to voice personal despair over comments by Trump and actions by the current U.S. government and was not trying to incite violence. …

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: California
KEYWORDS: fresno; idiotleftieprof; lofan; maischak; trump
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To: Liz

Probably. Hill, Bill, Fauxahontas, or Jill Stein.

Has to be for that level of kookiness.

Hope he enjoys his Secret Service visit.


81 posted on 04/14/2017 11:18:32 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Hebrews 13:2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for ... some have unwittingly entertained angels)
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To: SaveFerris

Heh......Hill, Bill, Fauxahontas, or Jill Stein.....he really knows how to pick ‘em.

I’ll just bet the S/S made him an offer he just couldn’t refuse.


82 posted on 04/14/2017 11:30:01 AM PDT by Liz
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To: Liz

I’m sure it was a rude awakening.


83 posted on 04/14/2017 11:32:23 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Hebrews 13:2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for ... some have unwittingly entertained angels)
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To: SaveFerris

Not a good feeling for a liberal to hear the S/S knocking on your door.


84 posted on 04/14/2017 11:34:14 AM PDT by Liz
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To: Liz

He can now Tweet:

#OopsIAmALiberalIdiot


85 posted on 04/14/2017 11:40:26 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Hebrews 13:2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for ... some have unwittingly entertained angels)
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