UBC investigating apparent professor’s social media post after Trump shooting

The University of British Columbia is investigating an evident societal media station perchance from a UBC professor.

It was posted connected X soon aft erstwhile president Donald Trump was injured successful a imaginable assassination effort astatine a rally successful Butler, Pa.

The station connected X, which has since been deleted, said, “Damn, truthful close. Too bad.”

A reply tweet from nan relationship followed up with, “What a glorious time this could person been!”

It was posted from an relationship named DrKarenPinder, which has besides been deleted.

When Global News reached retired to nan assemblage for comment, it responded by email.

“The assemblage is alert of Dr. Pinder’s station and looking into nan matter,” Thandi Fletcher, a UBC media relations spokesperson, said

“The assemblage does not condone unit of immoderate kind.”

It is unconfirmed if nan societal media station is related to nan shooting.

The X posts person gone viral pinch millions of impressions connected nan societal media site, pinch galore screenshots circulating.

Global News has reached retired to Karen Pinder for comment. She is simply a professor successful nan university’s section of cellular and physiological sciences.

B.C. Conservative Party Leader John Rustad said connected nan alleged UBC professor station connected X.

He said, “This is truthful disappointing to spot from a University of British Columbia professor. No schoolroom successful this state should person room for this benignant of radicalism.”

“This isn’t astir near vs correct — it’s astir correct vs. wrong,” he continued.

Rustad said pinch Global News Sunday greeting regarding his post.

“It shows a superior deficiency of judgement by this professor,” he said.

“People person state of speech. People person state to opportunity what they’re going to say. But erstwhile you’re successful that position of influence, nan mediocre judgement really for maine is what stands out.”

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A barrage of gunfire group disconnected panic Saturday, and a bloodied Trump, who said he was changeable successful nan ear, was surrounded by Secret Service and hurried to his SUV arsenic he pumped his fist successful a show of defiance.

The Secret Service said it killed the suspected shooter, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, who attacked from an elevated position extracurricular nan rally venue.

Trump’s run said nan presumptive GOP nominee was doing “fine” aft nan shooting, which he said pierced nan precocious portion of his correct ear.

B.C. Premier David Eby called nan shooting “deeply concerning.”

“Deeply concerned to spot Donald Trump changeable astatine during a rally successful Pennsylvania,” he said connected X.

“No matter your politics, nan attempted assassination of a erstwhile president and statesmanlike campaigner is horrific. The group of British Columbia abhor governmental unit successful each of its forms.”

— pinch files from The Associated Press