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A pixie-faced Maine high school teacher called for the US Secret Service to “take out” those who support President Trump — and said that “Trump and his cronies need to die,” in a string of unhinged social media posts this week.
“The Secret Service has the perfect opportunity, if they choose to step up and take it. You are the ones with the power. Coordinate. Take out every single person who supports Trump’s illegal, immoral, unconstitutional acts,” Waterville Senior High School English teacher JoAnna St. Germain raged on Facebook Tuesday.
“If I had the skill set required, I would take them out myself,” the educator wrote.
In the same post, she added that she was “not talking about assassinating a president” because a president is “a person duly elected by the American people” – whereas Trump is leading “a fascist dictatorship.”
“When I say that Trump and all the sycophants he’s surrounded himself with need to die, I mean that s–t . . . I’ll die on that hill, happily,” she wrote in the comments section of the same post, which has since been pinned to the top of her Facebook page.
In a Facebook post less than 24 hours later, St. Germain doubled down.
“I have zero shame about what I’ve said. I’m not backtracking a single thing. I believe Trump and every sycophant he has surrounded himself with . . . needs to die,” she wrote, adding that she posted “knowing I’d likely lose my job and benefits.”
“People are quite angry with me for stating openly that Trump and his cronies need to die,” St. Germain wrote in a separate Facebook post Wednesday.
“If you’re mad at this post, knowing that I just threw away a decade of experience teaching the truth, fully knowing that my superintendent will have to fire me? If you’re mad that I’m speaking truth to power? F–k you,” she ranted.
Two hours later, the instructor brazenly reposted an emailed statement from the Waterville Public Schools Superintendent Peter Hallen, which was posted by news outlet The Maine Wire.
“Please know that I have taken steps to ensure everyone’s safety and am, along with the appropriate authorities, actively investigating the incident,” Hallen wrote.
“While I cannot comment on personal matters, I assure you that due process and the safety of our students and staff are my highest priority,” he wrote.
St. Germain seemingly responded to Hallen’s words in another Facebook post less than an hour later.
“To be clear, publicly: I knew what I was doing when I did it. I’m not the least f–king sorry,” she seethed.
St. Germain, Hallen and Waterville Senior High School’s principal, Brian Laramee, did not immediately respond to inquiries.
As of Friday, St. Germain was still listed on the staff directory on the school’s website.
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