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Nebraska lawmaker quits after tweet about Women's March protesters sparks outrage
Nebraska lawmaker quits after tweet about Women's March protesters sparks outrage
An outspoken Nebraska state legislator who was fined for having cybersex using a state computer resigned Wednesday after causing further outrage by sending a tweet that implied participants at the Women's March were too unattractive to be victims of sexual assault.
Republican Sen. Bill Kintner announced at a news conference in the state Capitol that he would step down from the seat he has held since 2012. He made the announcement less than an hour before Nebraska lawmakers were scheduled to debate whether to expel him — the first time the Legislature would have taken such an action in recent history.
Kintner, of Papillion, retweeted a comment Sunday by conservative radio personality Larry Elder that mocked three women at the Women's March in Washington who were pictured with signs protesting President Trump's comments about touching women inappropriately. Above the photo, Elder wrote: “Ladies, I think you're safe.”
Kintner's office later released a statement saying: “By retweeting a message, I was not implying support for putting women in fear of their personal safety. I took down the retweet as soon as I became aware that it was being misconstrued.”