On Facebook, State Lawmaker Says, 'I Hope Trump is Assassinated'

A Missouri lawmaker is under mounting pressure to resign after she said on social media she hopes President Trump is assassinated, following his response to violence at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville. Democratic state Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal went on her personal Facebook page to vent two days after the president blamed “both sides” for the brutality.