Indiana Democrat Jaime West Says 'We Have Guns Too' After Vowing to Fire All Republicans
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 13
Indiana Democrat Jaime West Says 'We Have Guns Too' After Vowing to Fire All Republicans
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 13
Summary
Jaime West, a Democrat running for Fayette County Council in Indiana, drew backlash after telling voters at a televised forum, “We have guns too,” as the moderator asked for her closing message.
Earlier in the exchange, West said that if elected she would “fire all Republicans,” called some “MAGAs” racist and unintelligent, and said a sheriff’s nephew had threatened to “blow my head off.”
The remarks spread quickly online as critics mocked her slurred delivery and questioned whether she was intoxicated, though West could not immediately be reached for comment.
Zac Jones, who leads the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, disputed her account, saying he has 5 nieces and 0 nephews and that she appeared not to know what she was talking about.
West is challenging Republican Gary Keener Jr. in Fayette County, a Connersville-area race now drawing wider attention beyond the local campaign.