Facebook Trump Threat: Lawmaker To Be Removed From Assignments

AUGUSTA, ME — A Maine lawmaker will be removed from his committee assignments after posting a threatening comment about President Donald Trump on Facebook, the speaker of the state House of Representatives said.

Rep. Scott Hamann's comment was "inexcusable and unacceptable," Democratic Speaker Sara Gideon said. She is removing him from service on the Health and Human Services Committee and the Marijuana Legalization Implementation Committee.

Hamann, of South Portland, has apologized for his post Tuesday in which he said Trump is a "half-term president, at most, especially if I ever get within 10 feet." (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

Maine GOP Executive Director Jason Savage says removing the lawmaker from committees was a first step but doesn't go far enough. He said it is merely a response to public outcry over the post.

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