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Carla Maloney, the Beaver County Republican Committee’s secretary and elected member,allegedly wrote the posts last year in reactionto some players kneeling or remaining in the locker room during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial injustice, reportedThe Beaver County Times.
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The chairman of the Beaver County Republican Committee, Chip Kohser, told theBeaver County Timeshe was aware of Maloney’s posts last year.
In her letter, Maloney wrote, “I apologize for my distasteful, inappropriate and insensitive social media posts. Those that know me know that I come from a diverse family that represents modern America.”
Maloney acknowledged that “the words were mine, and mine alone,” but claimed that her posts that “were made public were the result of an ongoing family dispute.”
“I know I am a better person than this and, as I step away from these public positions, I will work to show everyone who I truly am,” she said. “From the bottom of my heart, I again apologize for my remarks, my poor taste, and the problems they have caused.”
“Steelers are now just as bad as the rest of the over paid baboons. You respect your flag, country and our national anthem. How many men and women have lost limbs or died to protect this country and you baboons want respect,” she allegedly wrote.
“If you want respect you need to earn it and so far you haven’t,” she continued, according to theBeaver County Times. “Stop watching, or going to a game and paying for over priced food, water and tickets. Let’s see how the baboons get paid when white people stop paying their salaries.”
Kohser told the BeaverCountian.com, “Obviously that banter is not how I believe and is not how I think the Republican Party as a whole believes.”
President Donald Trumphas attacked playerswho kneel during the national anthem, declaring, among other things, that they should be “fired.”
source: people.com
