There's not really much to explain,' said Mejia-Beal. 'She really didn't explain very much to me at all. Mejia-Beal told the Sun-Times that Lemanski's words did not represent the values of the party, 'I am shocked and outraged that a spokesperson for the DuPage County Democratic Party would make light of the tragic loss of life in Waukesha,' Zay said. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families impacted by this heinous act, which shocked and saddened us all.'ĭuPage Republican Chairman Jim Zay also voiced his disapproval of Lemanski's remarks.
We as a party denounce violence of any kind. He continued: 'She does not speak for us and we unequivocally reject her statements about the tragic events that occurred yesterday in Waukesha. 'I am shocked and outraged that a spokesperson for the DuPage County Democratic Party would make light of the tragic loss of life in Waukesha,' Zay said 'The Democratic Party of DuPage County immediately severed all ties with Mary Lemanski once we became aware of her callous and reprehensible posts,' County Chair Ken Mejia-Beal (left) said in a statement. DuPage Republican Chairman Jim Zay (right) also voiced his disapproval of Lemanski's remarks. 'The Democratic Party of DuPage County immediately severed all ties with Mary Lemanski once we became aware of her callous and reprehensible posts,' County Chair Ken Mejia-Beal said in a statement. Lemanski, a mother of two, then said her remarks were 'not in good taste' and resigned in a comment on the DuPage Democratic party Facebook page, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.ĭemocratic Party leaders for the county, located about 70 miles from Kenosha, quickly got rid of Lemanski on Monday. The since-deleted, scornful posts triggered outrage online. 'Living in Wisconsin, he probably felt threatened.' Mary Lemanski, 46, a part-time social media director for the DuPage Democratic Party, had tweeted that the attack on Sunday 'was probably just self-defense,' and 'I'm sure he didn't want to hurt anyone. Published: 18:48 GMT, 23 November 2021 | Updated: 23:59 GMT, 23 November 2021Īn Illinois Democratic staffer who mocked the Waukesha attack that killed five and injured dozens in Wisconsin was fired for her 'callous and reprehensible' tweets in which she linked the massacre with Kyle Rittenhouse's highly-publicized acquittal last week.
'I'm sad anytime anyone dies.I just believe in Karma and this came around quick on the citizens of Wisconsin'īy Andrea Blanco and Alex Hammer and Jennifer Smith, Chief Reporter For Dailymail.Com