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The federal department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA) is conducting an investigation into statements made by an employee at Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston, South Carolina following this month’s unsuccessful attempt on the life of former president Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Hospital employee Robin Dallas and Lowcounty singer Rae Williams took to Facebook to mock the shooter, making posts lamenting his inability to kill Trump.
“Assassin: you had ONE job!” Williams wrote.
“ONE damn job!!!!!! Dallas replied.
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Employee at the Ralph H. Johnson Medical Center, a part of the V.A. in #charlestonsc angry that the shooter missed #DonaldTrump
— The Overton Report (@overton_the) July 17, 2024
Don't go to the V.A. with any #MAGA gear.
poster she commented under is leftist activists and local singer Sharea Williams (formerly Sharea Washington) pic.twitter.com/DMNAAMb8ZB
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Williams termed the would-be assassin “short bus slow” and called the shooting a “damn publicity stunt that they’re calling an assassination attempt.”
Dallas replied with a meme of a mentally handicapped man wearing a backwards hat.
After South Carolina based independent media outlet The Overton Report initially published Dallas’ remarks, VA officials denounced Dallas’ statement and announced their intent to investigate the comments.
“Comments like these are unacceptable and do not represent the Department of Veterans Affairs,” VA press secretary Terrence Hayes told FITSNews. “VA is investigating the matter and will take swift and appropriate action.”
Further investigation by this news outlet has also uncovered Dallas’ numerous racially charged posts.
One reposted video claims “White Americans are a special breed.”
The anti-white rant begins by bemoaning white people allegedly complaining about the volume of mariachi bands on Mexican beaches, and ends by alleging whites “caused a lot of Mexican restaurants to stop making spicy food.”
Another post questions why “(white) people thought it a good idea to to dismantle all the programs designed to prevent” George Floyd‘s death.
A third post features a rap song mocking Georgia congresswoman’s Marjorie Taylor Greene for having a “bleach blond bad built butch body.”
Third-generation U.S. Navy veteran and S.C. State House candidate James Teeple expressed concern to this media outlet about continuing to receive care at the facility.
“That’s where I get my care,” Teeple said. “And, you know, ever since I came out as a GOP candidate, I wonder? Can I safely get care there if there’s someone who who hates me because of my political affiliation, and who obviously now hates me because of my race?”
Teeple said he has reached out to the VA multiple times since learning about Dallas’ comments, but hasn’t heard any indication she will be terminated.
“Her actions do not reflect the VA and and she needs to go, she needs to be fired,” Teeple said. “I’m willing to make noise to make that happen because those are my fellow veterans being treated there, and they’re being mocked, and she is wishing the death of a U.S. president and a political nominee, and that’s not okay.”
Teeple indicated to this news outlet that numerous veterans intend to demonstrate publicly should the VA fail to take action, and that members of the state’s congressional delegation could be enlisted amplify their advocacy.
Count on FITSNews for further coverage of this investigation. Anyone with additional information about the situation is encouraged to email dylan@fitsnews.com.
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10 comments
Investigate? The posts are there. This person should be fired immediately, just as a federal employee who would cheer a Biden assassination attempt. If nothing else fire her for being stupid enough to post this.
So i have to ask, should all the people who shouted Hang Mike Pence be fired? How about all the people who posted jokes about the attempted murder of Nancy Pelosi’s husband? I am ok if they fire all of them. But we need to track them down. A lot of people posted Pelosi jokes on Facebook and twitter.
I said a federal employee you dolt. If they are a federal employee advocating violence or assassination of a politician or candidate, yes.
So what about state employees, city employees, and county employees? OK for them? Or is it just Federal Employees? How about employees of federal contractors? As I said track them down and fire them all.
Racist America hating people have no place working for veterans. Fire her.
Firing people in civil service is nigh on impossible. Even if they determine she is deserving of being fired, there will likely be a written warning and a job performance improvement plan in place instead of termination.
For the record, I have a couple of service related issues and get great service from the team at the Dorn VA here in Columbia!
Please, she is not getting fired. Just because you deem it so.
Oh, so people can be fired for saying something vile, and *now* conservatives aren’t using the First Amendment argument.
I wonder what changed?
What a joke?? she has as much right to spew hate as everyone else?? leave her alone she maybe the person that saves your life one day
But if they get a few VA police and staff to bully and cause injury to a Veteran because he witnessed B- – – – M-c— received 3 months back travel pay because the girls in the travel pay office thought he was “fine” that’s OK.