'Don't Miss Next Time': Staffer for Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson No Longer Employed After Trump Shooting Post

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Bennie Thompson, Who Moved To Strip Trump's Security, Faces Backlash

In mid-April, Mississippi congressman and ranking member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, Representative Bennie Thompson, introduced legislation designed to strip convicted felons sentenced to prison of Secret Service protection.

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Mississippi congressman's staffer says 'don’t miss next time’ after Trump assassination attempt

A now-deleted Facebook post by a staffer of Mississippi's lone Democrat congressman appeared to support the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on Saturday.

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House Dem Staffer Fired After Posting ‘Don’t Miss Next Time’ Following Trump Assassination Attempt

A staffer for Democratic Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson has been fired after suggesting "shooting lessons" following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump Saturday.

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Dem staffer Jacqueline Marsaw posts 'don't miss next time' after failed Trump assassination as critics want her fired

Jacqueline Marsaw, field director for Mississippi Congressman Bennie G. Thompson, has since deleted the post but not before images of the statue had been shared online. Marsaw's post comes mere hours after shots rang out at a campaign event for Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania.

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Democratic staffer no longer employed over Trump shooting post - Washington Examiner

Jacqueline Marsaw, a former case manager and field director for the Mississippi Democrat, is no longer employed with the congressman.

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Bennie Thompson staffer's Facebook page posts 'don't miss next time' after Trump shooting

The post has since been deleted but has drawn rapid ire from Mississippi Republicans. On Saturday, as Trump was delivering a speech during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, several shots rang out through the crowd. One of those would wound the former president in the ear, one would kill an attendee and two others were severely wounded.

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9mo ago

Rep. Bennie Thompson Field Director 'No Longer' Employed After Cheering Trump Shooting

Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) fired a staffer after she appeared to express disappointment that former President Donald Trump survived the assassination attempt at his Saturday rally. Thompson: "I was made aware of a post made by a staff member and she is no longer in my employment"

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9mo ago

Dem Staffer Posts 'Don't Miss Next Time' After Trump Assassination Attempt

Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) is the top Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee. He had introduced legislation in April that would take away Trump's Secret Service protection upon conviction. On Sunday, Thompson posted: "There is no room in American democracy for political violence"

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9mo ago

Dem staffer axed over post wishing Trump shooter had 'lessons'

Jacqueline Marsaw worked as a field director for Rep. Bennie Thompson. She wrote on Facebook that she hoped the shooter "wouldn't miss next time" Marsaw also wrote that the shooting “couldn’t [have] happened to a nicer fellow,” though she insisted that it was a “staged” incident.

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9mo ago

Dem congressman says staff member no longer employed for ‘don’t miss next time’ post after Trump shooting

Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson says a staffer is "no longer" in his employment. The staffer allegedly posted "don't miss next time," after the apparent assassination attempt on former President Trump. The post, which has since been deleted, was allegedly posted by Thompson's now-former field director. Trump had just begun speaking at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday evening when a gunman on a nearby roof fired multiple shots toward the stage.

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Congressman Bennie Thompson hosts town hall

Warren County residents filled the seats of Grove Street M.B. Church, hearing the latest in Washington from Congressman Bennie Thompson.

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Rep. Bennie Thompson addresses federal job cuts, USAID reductions at Vicksburg Town Hall

U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) held a town hall meeting Tuesday at Greater Grove Street M.B. Church in Vicksburg, aiming to reassure…

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Congressman Thompson discusses budget cuts, federal layoffs during town hall

U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson (R-Miss.) spoke to Mississippi residents during a town hall on Tuesday. Thompson addressed concerns about budget cuts, federal layoffs and healthcare. Those in attendance voiced their frustrations and said they’re frightened by the current decisions being made in Washington, D.C.

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SD Rep. Sara Jacobs to join House Democratic delegation for border visit

Democratic members of the House Homeland Security Committee will visit the U.S.-Mexico border. They will meet with officials from the Customs and Border Protection's Office of Field Operations. Rep. Eric Swalwell of California is the only other member of the committee who will be there.

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Here's QAnon's First Political Ad — and It's Something

The QAnon-supporting Super PAC called Disarm the Deep State released its first video ad on Monday. The 30-second ad features a cartoon of Thompson and a musical jingle that opens with the line: “Can you trust Bennie Thompson? No, you can’t.”

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