GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida county faculty board chair Sarah Rockwell apologized for Fb feedback celebrating legendary wrestler Hulk Hogan’s demise on Thursday as “one much less MAGA” on the earth.
“Oh did Hulk die? I didn’t even know. Good. One much less MAGA on the earth,” Rockwell’s since-deleted remark learn.
In a follow-up remark, Rockwell added, “[H]e labored with the McMahons to union bust skilled wrestling. [H]e’s by no means been a very good man. I really feel completely nothing about his demise.”
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Alachua County faculty board Sarah Rockwell got here beneath hearth for Fb feedback celebrating Hulk Hogan’s demise. (Screenshot/FacebooK)
After her feedback went viral on social media, Rockwell deleted and apologized for them on her official faculty board Fb account.
“A number of days in the past, I made a merciless and flippant remark from my private Fb account on a pal’s put up concerning the demise of Hulk Hogan,” she wrote on Saturday. “I deeply remorse making that remark and have since eliminated it. I wish to make it very clear that I by no means have and by no means will want hurt on anybody no matter whether or not we share political opinions. Whereas I strongly disagree with a few of the feedback Hulk Hogan made, that’s no excuse for my remark.”
Rockwell added, “I additionally sincerely apologize for the best way my remark has eroded confidence in my capability to characterize all college students, households, and workers in Alachua County. I wish to guarantee all of you that the very best pursuits of our youngsters and our public faculties are on the middle of all the pieces I do as a board member. I hope I’ve proven that by my file of advocacy for youngsters, households, and workers members all through Alachua County. Once more, I apologize for the damage and mistrust I’ve brought about with my insensitive remark. I’ll proceed to do the onerous work of placing our youngsters and faculties first. I hope that I can earn again your belief.”
Hulk Hogan rips his shirt as he speaks on stage on the fourth day of the Republican Nationwide Conference on the Fiserv Discussion board on July 18, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Photographs)
Fox Information Digital reached out to Rockwell and Alachua County Public Faculties for remark.
Hogan, whose actual identify is Terry Bollea, died at age 71 after struggling cardiac arrest at his house in Clearwater, Florida. He was a six-time WWE champion, received the Royal Rumble twice and was inducted into the WWE Corridor of Fame as a person in 2005 and as a member of the NWO in 2020. He was additionally a six-time world heavyweight champion in WCW in addition to the IWGP champion in New Japan Professional-Wrestling as soon as.
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On the Republican Nationwide Conference final 12 months, Hogan endorsed President Donald Trump for one more time period by ripping off his shirt to reveal a sleeveless “Trump Vance Make America Nice Once more” shirt.
Fox Information’ Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.
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