The students he mentioned were shot at a Denver-area high school on Wednesday, the same day Kirk, founder of the conservative group Turning Point USA, was assassinated in Utah.
While Green didn’t explicitly mention Kirk in his note to staff, he did address Kirk’s death in his Facebook post.
“I condemn Kirk’s killing, regardless of who pulled the trigger or why,” he wrote on the social media platform.
Green, a Democrat, noted he would “accept any consequence, whether legal or electoral, for my decision.
“I’m sure if she thought she had some legal basis to do anything to me, she wouldn’t have posted on Facebook.
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“Supervisor Green’s stance affirms that our county will not elevate voices that work to strip others of dignity, freedom, and belonging,” Remington emailed. »