The passage of the destructive storm “Helene” in Republican states would only be a “gesture of God” to punish Trump supporters, according to a former employee of the University of Kentucky.
“Hurricane Helene…what if GOD punished MAGA populations for their hatred and hypocrisy? Works for me!” wrote Betsy Packard on X, adding a winking emoji.
The Category 4 Hurricane made landfall in Florida before devastating several states from Georgia to Virginia, killing more than 100 people in its path.
Provoking the ire of many Internet users, the woman continued to make this type of comments while responding to other users of the social network.
“An act of God hit you and you still can’t hear it? God is obviously very angry with MAGAs. How can you not see it?” she retorted to one person.
Jay Blanton, spokesperson for the University of Kentucky, wanted to set the record straight and clarified that Betsy Packard was “not an employee” of the educational institution, despite what she suggests on social networks.
“Such statements are abhorrent and do not reflect our values as an institution. Our thoughts and concerns are with those affected by these devastating storms. As an institution, many members of our community are directly impacted by them and we are working with them to provide support and resources at this time,” he said in an email to the New York Post “.
Betsy Packard has since tried to restore peace by pointing out that she didn’t actually believe what she originally wrote.
“I need to clarify previous posts. I was wrong to think that Americans knew how to read. I said WHAT IF. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Michelle Bachmann attributed the disasters to divine punishment. DO I BELIEVE THIS? NO. Did I say I believed in it? No. But some imbeciles believe in it,” she said.
However, these explanations were not unanimous. Some Internet users even reminded him that his profile mentioned Jesus.
