The communications chair of the Sacramento County Democratic Party apologized Friday for hurling a hateful Twitter message at a staffer for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX).
Allan Brauer, who manages the group’s “internal and external communications,” responded to a tweet posted by Amanda Carpenter in which the senior Cruz aide asserted that the GOP had a serious chance at defunding the Affordable Care Act.
@amandacarpenter May your children all die from debilitating, painful and incurable diseases.
— allanbrauer (@allanbrauer) September 20, 2013
Brauer initially defended the tweet:
I’m being attacked on Twitter for wishing one of Ted Cruz’s pubic lice to experience the pain her boss is inflicting on Americans.
— allanbrauer (@allanbrauer) September 20, 2013
Yes, your party takes bread from the mouths of starving children and medicine from the sick, and I’m the problem. Got it.
— allanbrauer (@allanbrauer) September 20, 2013
But later apologized after it caught national attention:
Hi @amandacarpenter I am truly sorry for my tweet. I was very upset and lashed out. Your kids are not fair game either. My apologies.
— allanbrauer (@allanbrauer) September 20, 2013
In a statement, the California Democratic Party responded to the comment:
Response from CA Dem Party to Sacramento Democrat’s comments to Cruz spokeswoman: pic.twitter.com/Q580T6Xebf
— Chris Moody (@Chris_Moody) September 20, 2013
h/t The Hill
Late update: Brauer resigned on Friday evening, according to the Sacramento Bee.
