MARTA fires worker who threatened Trump
MARTA has fired a worker accused of tweeting a threat against President-elect Donald Trump.
Last month an unidentified woman with the Twitter handle @Yellabud tweeted "#AssassinateTrump," writing that she wished she could do it herself. Underneath the post was a picture showing Trump dead and riddled with bullets.
The Twitter account has since been deleted.
Following the news reports, MARTA suspended the part-time employee. MARTA spokeswoman Alisa Jackson told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution the employee was terminated Wednesday “based on a violation of work rules.” She did not elaborate on which rules the employee violated.
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David Wickert writes about the state budget, finance and voting issues. Previously, he covered local government and politics in Gwinnett and Fulton counties. Before moving to Atlanta, he worked at newspapers in Illinois, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington.
