https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/sincere-regret-n-j-education-official-apologizes-calling-kamala-harris-n1272283A local education official in New Jersey apologized Wednesday after calling Vice President Kamala Harris a "street walker" in a Facebook comment.
“She is right off the wingnut streets of San Francisco what do you expect from a street walker who has no clue about America,” Gregory A. Martucci, a member of the Linden Board of Education, wrote earlier this month in response to a post about the vice president.
Martucci apologized in text messages to multiple media outlets this week.
“This was an offensive comment which does not reflect who I am in both my private and public lives,” he wrote to NBC New York. “I assure you that I will continue to support all women and all cultures. I would ask each of you to be receptive of my public apology and sincere regret for this injurious comment.”
Martucci’s remarks on Harris appeared in a public Facebook group called “I grew up in Linden NJ,” under a post by pro-Trump comedian Terrence K. Williams that called the vice president a “hypocrite” for her position on immigration.
The original comment was posted June 9 and was still up as of Thursday. It was edited twice, each time adding more intense phrasing.
