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CatWoman

(79,302 posts)
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 08:12 PM Jun 2020

White politician bizarrely claims George Floyd's death was 'staged' in plot to hurt Donald Trump

Chairwoman Cynthia Brehm - of the Bexar County Republican Party in San Antonio, Texas - shared her conspiracy theory in a now-deleted Facebook post earlier this week.

Despite her Facebook post being removed, a metro columnist for the San Antonio Express-News was able to take a screenshot of the strange post and share it to Twitter.

In the post, Brehm wrote: "I think there is at very least the “possibility”, that this was a filmed public execution of a black man by a white cop, with the purpose of creating racial tensions and driving a wedge in the growing group of anti deep state sentiment form common people, that have already been traumatized by Covid 19 fears.

"Historically, in election years, and in politically contested areas or in groups, racial or gun violence incidents are becoming common place.

"Considering the approval rating of President Trump in the black community, an event like this was unfortunately 'Predictable.'"

The post has since been slammed as “flat-out wrong and dangerous" by Texas Democratic Party communications director Abhi Rahman, according to the Rivard Report.

“Republican State Senator Pete Flores, Governor Abbott and the Republican Party of Texas should demand Cynthia Brehm’s immediate resignation," Rahman said Wednesday evening.

“Enough is enough. When Brehm spewed crazy theories about the COVID crisis, Republican leadership’s silence was deafening. It’s no wonder why she felt emboldened to spread hate and lies once again.”




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https://www.the-sun.com/news/934715/conspiracy-politician-george-floyd-death-staged/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ussunnewsfacebookbreaking

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White politician bizarrely claims George Floyd's death was 'staged' in plot to hurt Donald Trump (Original Post) CatWoman Jun 2020 OP
Looney Tunes! Cattledog Jun 2020 #1
I think that at the very least there is a possibility... IggleDuer Jun 2020 #2
This is what the Republican Party is now. Caliman73 Jun 2020 #3
THIS!!!! CatWoman Jun 2020 #5
Yes, we have batshit crazy people here in Texas... cayugafalls Jun 2020 #4

IggleDuer

(964 posts)
2. I think that at the very least there is a possibility...
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 08:21 PM
Jun 2020

... that this Republican chairwoman is an imbecile.

Caliman73

(11,738 posts)
3. This is what the Republican Party is now.
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 08:25 PM
Jun 2020

A bunch of idiot conspiracy theorists led by the conspiracy theorist in chief.

cayugafalls

(5,641 posts)
4. Yes, we have batshit crazy people here in Texas...
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 08:29 PM
Jun 2020

Their brains are gone. Taken over by bullshit conspiracy theories.

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