Democratic Pennsylvania congressional candidate Bob Brooks, who is running in a pivotal House district, got slammed by the Washington Post on Monday for statements he previously made on social media, culminating in an apology for expressing conservative views.
The article opened by stating that Brooks, 53, shared a meme on Facebook the day after a mass shooter killed “nearly two dozen people at a Texas Walmart in 2019.”
The outlet complained about the tone of the post, which read, “The problem is not guns. It’s hearts without God, homes without discipline, schools without prayer, and courtrooms without justice.”
The meme reportedly had an image of famed conservative actor/director Clint Eastwood “holding a rifle and a skull superimposed with the roman numeral III.”
A Brooks spokesperson said the Democrat regrets the post and “wishes he never made it,” but had “zero awareness” of the “Three Percenters” logo on the meme.
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