Rocky Mountain PBS Chair Faces Backlash Over Post Wishing 80-Year-Old Trump a Stroke
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 15
Rocky Mountain PBS Chair Faces Backlash Over Post Wishing 80-Year-Old Trump a Stroke
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 15
Summary
Bob Greene, identified as Rocky Mountain PBS board chairman, drew backlash after a now-deleted X reply said he wished Donald Trump would suffer a stroke that left him unable to walk or speak.
Rocky Mountain Public Media said it only recently learned of the post and publicly disavowed it, saying the comment violated social media rules requiring personal political views to be kept separate from the station.
The organization said the post did not reflect its values and called that level of discourse unconstructive, while Fox News Digital reported Greene and the White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The controversy landed on Trump’s 80th birthday, when he appeared at the White House for UFC Freedom 250, adding sensitivity around rhetoric aimed at a president already targeted in past assassination attempts.