JIM URQUHART
The press secretary for Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs resigned on Wednesday amid uproar over a tweet that seemingly invoked gun violence against “transphobes” following the mass shooting at a Nashville school by a transgender suspect.
“The Governor does not condone violence in any form,” the Democratic governor’s office said in a statement. “This administration holds mutual respect at the forefront of how we engage with one another. The post by the Press Secretary is not reflective of the values of the administration. The Governor has received and accepted the resignation of the Press Secretary.”
Hours after three children and three adults were killed by 28-year-old Audrey Hale, whom police later said was transgender, Berry posted an image from the 1980 movie Gloria featuring actress Gena Rowlands holding a gun. “Us when we see transphobes,” Berry wrote in a caption.