Professor of poltical sicence and public policy Jason Husser spoke with WRAL about a North Carolina lawmaker's social media post about President Donald Trump.
Jason Husser, professor of political science and public policy, spoke with WRAL News in Raleigh, North Carolina, about a North Carolina representative apologizing for a social media post about President Donald Trump.
According to WRAL, Rep. Julie von Haefen, posted an image of a protest sign featuring a guillotine and a fake severed head resembling Trump. The image was posted the same day a man shot two Minnesota politicians and their spouses.
The post led to the chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party calling for her resignation. von Haefen deleted the social media post and apologized on the House floor.
Husser, who is also the director of the Elon Poll and assistant provost for academic excellence and integrity, offered his perspective to WRAL.
“Any member of the General Assembly is going to be hyper-scrutinized for pretty much anything they do,” said Husser. “And posting a picture of an image that is very graphic is going to be something that leads to national attention, driven in large part by opponents pointing out and saying, ‘Look at this terrible thing. This represents that party to its core,’ when in fact it may have just been a bad judgment call.”