Bernie Sanders surrogate and CNN ‘talking head,’ Johnathan Tasini couldn’t hide his excitement about GOP lawmakers being involved in a train crash on the same day Rep. Trey Gowdy announced his retirement from Congress.
“Wow, btwn train full of Goopers hitting truck and this, God is working hard today to clean up the stink. Thank her. #TreyGowdy #goptrainwreck,” tweeted Tasini.
Soon after, Tasini deleted the tweet and issued an apology.
“Apologies people. It was poked out in midst of convo w 2 colleagues on the deep racism/hypocrisy/criminality promoted by GOP or as GOPer Amanda Carpenter says, gaslighting of America . Deleting,” tweeted the CNN “talking head.”
https://twitter.com/jonathantasini/status/958765928602157056
In a follow-up tweet, the Sanders surrogate claimed he isn’t even employed by CNN, despite his bio saying he is a “talking head,” at the network.
“Let me save you time. I don’t work for CNN. They don’t pay me. They can’t fire me. I apologized nonetheless,” he tweeted.
https://twitter.com/jonathantasini/status/958767155075366912
On January 13th of this year, Tasini wrote a piece for CNN titled, “Why Walmart’s bait and switch matters.”
The train carrying GOP lawmakers today hit a truck on the way to the Republican weekend retreat. One person was killed, reported the Daily Caller.
BREAKING: GOP train hit a truck on way to retreat. Sources say driver getting medical attention; members okay. Pic-> pic.twitter.com/99xmsGFEEs
— Rachael Bade (@rachaelmbade) January 31, 2018
A train carrying GOP members of Congress to a Republican retreat in West Virginia has collided with a dump truck.
I hope everyone involved is safe but there are reports of injuries outside of the train. pic.twitter.com/x9g1VnvXtT
— Ted Corcoran (RedTRaccoon) (@RedTRaccoon) January 31, 2018
Gowdy announced Wednesday he will not seek re-election. The House Intelligence Committee member plans to retire from Congress and return to the justice system.
There is a time to come and a time to go. This is the right time, for me, to leave politics and return to the justice system. Full statement here → pic.twitter.com/7I8AApqvs1
— Trey Gowdy (@TGowdySC) January 31, 2018
“There is a time to come and a time to go. This is the right time, for me, to leave politics and return to the justice system,” Gowdy said in a statement posted to Twitter.
