Former PM had originally defended her Tweet.
Former Canadian PM Kim Campbell – who presided over the biggest political collapse in Canadian history – has apologized for her Tweet in which she rooted for a hurricane to directly strike Mar-a-Lago, the resort owned by US President Donald Trump.
After initially defending the Tweet, Campbell backtracked and issued an apology:
“I have deleted my tweet about the hurricane & Mar a Lago and sincerely apologize to all it offended. It was intended as sarcasm-not a serious wish of harm. Throwaway lines get a life of their own on Twitter. I shd know better. Mea culpa.”
I have deleted my tweet about the hurricane & Mar a Lago and sincerely apologize to all it offended. It was intended as sarcasm-not a serious wish of harm. Throwaway lines get a life of their own on Twitter. I shd know better. Mea culpa.
— Kim Campbell (@AKimCampbell) August 30, 2019
Campbell’s Tweet had garnered international news coverage, while she received a tonne of criticism (and small amount of support) from people responding online.
Still, it was a terrible thing for a former PM to say, and it’s good that Campbell has apologized.
Spencer Fernando
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