Pa. lawmaker apologizes about Facebook threat to stop supporting anti-Democrat businesses - PennLive

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State Rep. Marty Flynn (D-Lackawanna) apologized Saturday night for a Facebook post that drew the ire of some on social media.

In the since-deleted original post that has been preserved in screenshots, Flynn wrote:

Keep talking about how bad we Democrats are and WE will STOP supporting YOUR businesses! You want to make it PERSONAL and we WILL!

The post, plus comments posted by Flynn, has been heavily circulated on social media, including by some Republican organizations in the state.

Later, Flynn shared an apology from his personal Facebook profile on his official account:

In his apology, Flynn wrote:

Earlier tonight I posted on my personal page a reaction to three business owners that basically shared the same meme about how Democrats are “evil” to which I responded negatively, implying that we shouldn’t support (patronize) them. This was juvenile taking anyone’s political criticism, no matter how low, personal.

Even though I was venting about three people and my result of offending more people is well deserved. I’m SORRY and I should have been more thoughtful......

On Sunday morning, Flynn’s apology on his official page had nearly 700 comments.

Flynn represents District 113, which is in Lackawanna County and includes Scranton. Flynn has held office since 2013. Flynn is up for reelection but is unchallenged in the primary race.

A number of Republican-led counties are testing Gov. Tom Wolf’s emergency powers in regards to the coronavirus shut down. Six counties have made public moves toward re-opening ahead of the governor’s recommendation in recent days, and local businesses have been cited as a reason for re-opening.

Lackawanna County is not one of those counties, and it currently remains in the red stage. As of Saturday, the county had 1,134 positive cases and 115 deaths because of the coronavirus.

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