In an absolutely despicable, yet revealing tweet from a Miami Herald columnist yesterday, Fabiola Santiago actually hoped in a tweet that crowded beaches in Florida might “thin the herd” of Trump supporters, along with those who support DeSantis and Gimenez:
“Packed beaches should work nicely to think the ranks of Trump/DeSantis/Gimenez supporters in Florida who value money over health.”
Nice. Wishing death on people you disagree with is about as classy as it gets.
And then there was the backlash…
She is a disgusting human being. https://t.co/S8SpF7qznD
— Sandra Brino (@Banderoonies) April 20, 2020
You see again left-wingers in the media fantasizing about the death of their political opposition. And again, equating money with having a working economy. These people are idiotic sociopaths. https://t.co/eq0w4T6Gd8
— Dronetek (@Dronetek) April 20, 2020
.@MiamiHerald should be ashamed.
We’ve long known that .@fabiolasantiago is a Castro apologist, but that they would give her a platform to wish death on those who disagree with her political views is downright disgusting. #FireFabiola .@realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/1GlDcq12ZO
— Michael Waltz (@michaelgwaltz) April 20, 2020
Ted Cruz also responded…
This is twisted. Here’s a crazy idea: at this time of global pandemic, let’s not wish for anyone’s death, even if we happen to disagree with them politically. https://t.co/LYrrgIwJQW
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) April 20, 2020
He’s right, it’s absolutely twisted. So twisted she ended up deleting it and apologizing:
THREAD: I deleted the tweet commenting on people at the beach because it didn’t accurately convey my sentiment and I want to apologize for the phrase I used that offended many people. Regardless of political differences, I would never wish any harm on anyone. 1/2
— Fabiola Santiago (@fabiolasantiago) April 20, 2020
In fact, my intent was to sound an alarm about prematurely opening up the country and the state. I was trying to open eyes, minds and save lives, not create a controversy about me instead of the issue, which merits discussion. #StayHome #BeSafe #practicesocialdistancing
— Fabiola Santiago (@fabiolasantiago) April 20, 2020
She didn’t mean to wish death on her political opponents. No, she really wanted to save lives. Got it?
So your plan was to “save lives” by publicly hoping the virus would “thin the ranks of Trump/DeSantis/Gimenez supporters” once the economy begins re-opening… But you’d like to clarify that you “would never wish any harm on anyone”? 🥴
— Cliff Sims (@Cliff_Sims) April 20, 2020
This is the first I’ve ever heard of Fabiola Santiago, but now we all know who she is and what she’s really about. The question is will the Miami Herald continue to publish her garbage?