The horrible acts at Charlottesville proved that America still struggles when it comes to racism. But the aftermath of the events have shown that some leaders across the nation are ill-prepared to actually lead. Along with Donald Trump’s disastrous response, other officials have totally mishandled their reactions to Charlottesville.
Rep. Bryan Zollinger of Idaho attempted to place blame on former President Barack Obama. Zollinger shared a ridiculous Facebook post that claimed, “Obama has set up a ‘war room’ to fight against the Trump administration and that Charlottesville was a part of his plan.”
After backlash, Zollinger said that it was probably a mistake to share the post, but it was plausible. The fact that a lawmaker who has the ability to affect legislation will buy into a false conspiracy theory is problematic. It’s not rational to believe Obama would plan for a group of White racists to travel to Charlottesville and kill anti-protestors so that it would affect Trump. Zollinger should be forced to resign because his views and actions are dangerous to the citizens of Idaho.
@Bizziness Rep. Bryan Zollinger should resign for this crazy stunt! @GOP needs to shut this kind of stuff down & publicly!
— Angie (@Angie75060) August 21, 2017
It’s time to call out conspiracy theorists and liars. They’re ruining our democracy and they need some push back. #bryanzollinger #alexjones
— Mica Matheson (@MathesonMica) August 21, 2017
And it’s also “plausible” that Bryan Zollinger is a crazy methhead who is married to his sister and has relations with his horse.
— John Clark (@Jcflyer57John) August 21, 2017
