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Southwest flight attendant Meesh Carpino demands better Trump assassins
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Posts that set off the backlash What the Southwest employee… |
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Posts that set off the backlash What the Southwest employee allegedly wrote Southwest Airlines is under pressure after social media posts from flight attendant Meesh Carpino surfaced and appeared to cheer violence against President Donald Trump. The posts came after a man identified in reports as Cole Allen was arrested following a shooting at the Washington Hilton during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner weekend. According to the source material, Carpino wrote, "Oh, sweet baby Jesus," then complained, "WE NEED BETTER ASSASSIN'S!" She also reportedly posted, "One day we will wake up to his obituary," and echoed the phrase "86 47," which has already drawn federal attention in another case. Airline safety is supposed to be boring. This was not that. Southwest shifts into damage control The company says it is addressing the posts Southwest told the New York Post that it was aware of the posts and was addressing the situation. The airline said the content does not reflect its values and that it takes the matter seriously. That is the standard corporate script for, "Please do not ask us why this became a headline." Southwest did not comment on personnel details, which is normal, but it also leaves the…
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