Written by Michael Palomba
If it’s not Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez making disgraceful statements, it’s her husband, San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher.
This week, he posted a grotesque tweet saying that “San Diego is no place for Trump Republicans.”
Let’s get this done! Donate to Terra and let’s show San Diego is no place for Trump Republicans. https://t.co/kqHFPv1TW2 https://t.co/AuK7aiAr2k
— Nathan Fletcher (@nathanfletcher) June 17, 2020
After receiving well-deserved criticism, Fletcher proceeded to walk back his disgraceful words in a later tweet.
No Don. You are purposely mis-stating what I said. Anyone can live here. The question is who should be the elected representatives of the community. It’s fine to disagree with what I believe we need in San Diego but please don’t mislead people on what was said.
— Nathan Fletcher (@nathanfletcher) June 17, 2020
This is the type of divisive rhetoric we certainly don’t need right now. A county supervisor declaring that “San Diego is no place for Trump Republicans” discriminates solely based on a difference in political views and does not present a welcoming or uniting message for the County. Not to mention that the Board of Supervisors is majority Republican, so he is not even speaking as a member of the majority. Fletcher is effectively saying that his colleagues—and their constituents—are unworthy of being in San Diego simply because they disagree with him politically.
In a similarly divisive nature, Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez tweeted out last week pushing legislators to vote ‘yes’ on ACA 5, which a racist and regressive affirmative action bill.
I don’t want to see a single one of my fellow legislators post about #blacklivesmatter but not vote on #ACA5 next week. Black lives matter in government contracting & college admissions, too.
— Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (@LorenaSGonzalez) June 7, 2020
The country is currently as divided as ever, and disgraceful rhetoric from Supervisor Nathan Fletcher and his wife is not what we need. Calling to outlaw “Trump Republicans” or implementing explicitly racist affirmative action is the last thing San Diegans want or need. We deserve better from our elected officials, and we must demand it.
