Post by the Scribe on Aug 26, 2020 2:38:03 GMT
RNC Speaker Mary Ann Mendoza Removed From Lineup
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Mary Ann Mendoza, the mother of an Arizona police officer who was killed by an intoxicated driver in 2014, was abruptly removed from the speaker lineup late Tuesday. Mendoza had made a controversial post on Twitter hours before the decision.
www.sgtbrandonmendoza.org/
“We have removed the scheduled video from the convention lineup, and it will no longer run this week,” said Trump campaign communications manager Tim Murtaugh.
Earlier Tuesday, Mendoza asked her followers on Twitter to read a theory supported by QAnon, which the FBI has identified as a domestic terrorism group. Shortly before her remarks were set to air at the convention, she apologized for the tweet, saying she hadn’t read the retweeted thread in its entirety and it didn’t reflect her personal stance.
www.thedailybeast.com/rnc-speaker-boosts-qanon-conspiracy-theory-about-jewish-plot-to-enslave-the-world-1
President Trump and Republicans have tried to strike a fine balance with QAnon, which the president praised after he said he believed it supported him, but which aides and other Republicans also have tried to repudiate because of its baseless conspiracy theorizing.
www.npr.org/2020/08/19/904055593/trump-addressing-far-right-qanon-conspiracy-offers-praise-for-its-followers
Mendoza rose to prominence in the wake of her 32-year-old son’s death in 2014. Sgt. Brandon Mendoza was driving home from a work shift when he was struck by a wrong-way driver identified as Raul Silva-Corona, a gardener who was also killed in the crash. Silva-Corona had a previous criminal record and had remained in the United States as an unauthorized immigrant.
Soon after, Mendoza reached out to President Barack Obama to raise concerns about illegal immigration and subsequently President Trump. She has been supportive of Trump’s wall efforts along the U.S. southern border as well as his immigration policies.
In 2018, Mendoza told WBUR that while she remains concerned about intoxicated drivers of all backgrounds, she’s especially focused on those with immigration concerns.
www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2018/08/09/mary-ann-mendoza-immigration-laws
“I’ve got my own fight in my belly of what I’m fighting about and the very reason why my son was killed — and that’s where I’m directing my energy. And obviously I’m against drunk driving no matter what,” Mendoza said.
Listen to a clip of NPR’s special coverage on the last-minute change to the lineup.
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— Claudia Grisales, NPR Congressional Reporter
apps.npr.org/liveblogs/20200825-rnc/#mendoza-speaks-35
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Mary Ann Mendoza, the mother of an Arizona police officer who was killed by an intoxicated driver in 2014, was abruptly removed from the speaker lineup late Tuesday. Mendoza had made a controversial post on Twitter hours before the decision.
www.sgtbrandonmendoza.org/
“We have removed the scheduled video from the convention lineup, and it will no longer run this week,” said Trump campaign communications manager Tim Murtaugh.
Earlier Tuesday, Mendoza asked her followers on Twitter to read a theory supported by QAnon, which the FBI has identified as a domestic terrorism group. Shortly before her remarks were set to air at the convention, she apologized for the tweet, saying she hadn’t read the retweeted thread in its entirety and it didn’t reflect her personal stance.
www.thedailybeast.com/rnc-speaker-boosts-qanon-conspiracy-theory-about-jewish-plot-to-enslave-the-world-1
President Trump and Republicans have tried to strike a fine balance with QAnon, which the president praised after he said he believed it supported him, but which aides and other Republicans also have tried to repudiate because of its baseless conspiracy theorizing.
www.npr.org/2020/08/19/904055593/trump-addressing-far-right-qanon-conspiracy-offers-praise-for-its-followers
Mendoza rose to prominence in the wake of her 32-year-old son’s death in 2014. Sgt. Brandon Mendoza was driving home from a work shift when he was struck by a wrong-way driver identified as Raul Silva-Corona, a gardener who was also killed in the crash. Silva-Corona had a previous criminal record and had remained in the United States as an unauthorized immigrant.
Soon after, Mendoza reached out to President Barack Obama to raise concerns about illegal immigration and subsequently President Trump. She has been supportive of Trump’s wall efforts along the U.S. southern border as well as his immigration policies.
In 2018, Mendoza told WBUR that while she remains concerned about intoxicated drivers of all backgrounds, she’s especially focused on those with immigration concerns.
www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2018/08/09/mary-ann-mendoza-immigration-laws
“I’ve got my own fight in my belly of what I’m fighting about and the very reason why my son was killed — and that’s where I’m directing my energy. And obviously I’m against drunk driving no matter what,” Mendoza said.
Listen to a clip of NPR’s special coverage on the last-minute change to the lineup.
one.npr.org/?sharedMediaId=906059821:906062343
— Claudia Grisales, NPR Congressional Reporter