The director of a Texas museum partially funded by taxpayers has resigned following backlash from a Facebook post where she called Republican voters “pieces of shit” and wished them dead.
“I hope every single one of you pieces of shit that votes Republican, dies today,” Melonnie Hicks, executive director of the Pioneer City County Museum in Sweetwater, Texas, wrote on Facebook on Super Tuesday, according to KTXS 12 News.
“It’s regrettable and reprehensible, especially from someone who is a community leader,” City Manager David Vela said in response to the Facebook post. “Those kind of comments should never be made on social media or anywhere else.”
Hicks issued an apology, and the post was taken down, but on Friday, it was announced that she had resigned from her position.
“The Pioneer County-City Museum announced today that Melonnie Hicks has submitted her resignation as Executive Director of the Museum,” the statement read.
“The Board firmly believes that the Museum exists to tell the story of all people in Nolan County, regardless of identity or political belief,” board President Matt Counts added.
