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The event, which the now-deleted tweet said was being hosted by the Tucson Women’s March, was promoted by the Pima County Democratic Party on Twitter.
“F–k the Fourth. See you at Reid Park,” the tweet stated.
“Bring comfortable shoes, water, lawn chairs, posters, and your anger,” the event description reads.
After Fox News Digital reached out for comment, the Pima County Democratic Party deleted the tweet.
In a follow-up tweet thread, the Pima County Democratic Party said that posting the graphic was a “mistake,” but said it still supports the “F–k the 4th” event.
“PCDP posted a graphic advertising a women’s march which, we agree, was in poor taste. We were eager to share the event, and in our haste we used the graphic provided by the event organizer. That was a mistake, and we will do better,” the Pima County Democratic Party tweeted. “Make no mistake, however. We support the event which will be on July 4 at 7 pm at Reid Park. The event was organized to help women in our community grieve for the loss of their bodily autonomy, which we consider an elemental right.”
They also said that while the graphic “upset some people,” the outrage should be saved for “the women in this state who will die of botched abortions.”
“Our posting of the graphic upset some people. We urge you to save your outrage for the women in this state who will die of botched abortions. Arizona is not a good place to be a woman right now,” the group said.
The Tucson Women’s March has posted multiple retweets of other u… (Read more)
Tweets mentioned:
https://twitter.com/Adrian_Fontes/status/1542977612305145856
