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2 fired over post suggesting Ocasio-Cortez should be shot
GRETNA, La. (AP) — Two Louisiana police officers have been fired over a Facebook post calling U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a "vile idiot" and suggesting that she be shot.
Gretna Police Chief Arthur Lawson announced the terminations Monday. Officer Charlie Rispoli was fired for a post saying Ocasio-Cortez "needs a round" and not "the kind she used to serve" — an apparent reference to her having once been a bartender.
Officer Angelo Varisco was fired for "liking" the post.
Lawson said an internal investigation began after he was informed of the post by The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. The newspaper reported that Rispoli's post included a fake story making it appear that Ocasio-Cortez said, "We pay soldiers too much."
Lawson said the department has contacted Facebook to see whether any other officers were involved.
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