The University of Alabama confirmed on Saturday that the professor who made gloating and crass remarks after the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump is no longer on staff, without specifying why or when she left.
On Saturday, 1819 News reported on Facebook posts by Jennifer L. Collins, who claimed to be an adjunct professor at the University of Alabama, in which she insinuated that the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump was staged while also suggesting he “had it coming.”
At the time of the original report, the University website did list Collins as a part of its faculty. After the story ran, the Associate Director of Communications and Media Relations Alex House responded to an 1819 News inquiry asking if Collins had been removed from her position. House merely said that Collins was a “former adjunct instructor and is not currently employed by the University,” without specifying when or why she was no longer employed.
1819 News followed up with House and several other members of the University’s communication team, asking for clarification. No one from the University has answered that question.
In her Facebook post, Collins downplayed the assassination attempt that occurred last Saturday during a Trump rally in Butler, Pa., insinuating that Trump staged the entire ordeal.
“Someone is a really lousy shot because they not only missed his large ass but they missed AAALLLL those people behind him too,” Collins wrote. “Weird, huh? Weird there was no blood until he grabbed his own face. Could he follow the assassination plan handbook any closer?? I think not.”
She then concluded her post with a modified rendition from the Broadway play Chicago’s “Cell Block Tango.”
“He had it coming, He had it comin, He only had himself to blame..If you'd have been thereIf you'd have seen itI betcha you would have done the same Pop, six, squish, uh-uh, trumpio, dipshitz Pop, six, squish, uh-uh, trumpio, dipshitz,” Collins continued.
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