Kate Coyne-McCoy, the chief strategist of the Rhode Island Democratic Party, faced swift criticism late Monday over a tweet about Sen. Lindsey Graham’s COVID-19 diagnosis. Coyne-McCoy took to Twitter and posted, "It’s wrong to hope he dies from Covid right? The Rhode Island Democrats and Coyne-McCoy did not immediately respond to after-hours emails from Fox News. The tweet was later deleted and Coyne-McCoy posted, "I made a mistake. In March, Rhode Island Public Radio called the hiring of Coyne-McCoy, a registered lobbyist, a "clear signal" that the state’s Democratic Party was intent on moving to the left.

Source: Fox News August 03, 2021 04:52 UTC