A self-proclaimed professor at the University of Alabama made a Facebook post insinuating that the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump was staged while also suggesting he “had it coming.”
Jennifer L. Collins is listed on her Facebook page as an adjunct professor at the University of Alabama and a librarian and media specialist at Tuscaloosa’s Capitol School.
Her bio reads, “Unapologetically Queer. Mom. GiGi. TreeHugger. Activist. Educator. Archivist. Librarian. Artist. Poet.”
In a Facebook post, Collins downplayed the assassination attempt that occurred last Saturday during a Trump rally in Butler, Pa. The former president was shot in the ear after 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks climbed a nearby building and fired multiple shots before being killed by Secret Service counter-snipers.
Collins gave a peculiar analysis of the attempted assassination in her post, seeming to indicate Trump staged the entire ordeal. It also appears that she may have written the post before the confirmed death of Corey Comperatore, who was killed in the crowd by Crooks.
“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.
According to her Quora and LinkedIn bios, Collins is a professor of Holocaust studies at the University of Alabama College of Communications. However, the University’s website does not list her among the faculty and staff in that or any department.
The University's College of Arts and Sciences has a page titled “Memory, Trauma, and Holocaust Studies.” However, Collins is not listed on the faculty page and the head of the Department told 1819 News they do not have a Holocaust studies department, saying the page referencing Holocaust studies and other material are just research areas in the department
Collins did not immediately respond to inquiries from 1819 News, so it’s unclear if the school still employs her. The school also does not have a publicly available directory, so confirming Collins’s department or actual professorship is not possible without a follow-up from the University. The College of Communications dean also did not immediately respond to requests from 1819 News.
Collins also currently has her Facebook set to private, so it’s unclear if the post is still active or has been taken down.
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