Nancy Pelosi Deleted Her Tweet Supporting Jussie Smollett
First Al Sharpton, then Nancy Pelosi…
House Speaker Pelosi recently deleted a tweet she’d shared in support of Jussie Smollett after Chicago police said there have been “developments” in the investigation into the alleged hate attack on the Empire actor.
Nancy tweeted her disgust with the alleged attack after the Chicago Police Department said the Empire star was allegedly involved in a “racially-charged assault and battery.”
“The racist, homophobic attack on @JussieSmollett is an affront to our humanity,” she wrote on Jan. 30. “No one should be attacked for who they are or whom they love. I pray that Jussie has a speedy recovery & that justice is served. May we all commit to ending this hate once & for all.”
This morning, however, the tweet was deleted from her account by her team.
“As the Speaker who passed the fully inclusive Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, we spoke out because this appeared to be a deeply troubling incident of violence motivated against vulnerable communities,” Drew Hammill, a spokesperson for Pelosi, said in a statement.
“Given the turn in the investigation, we decided to no longer amplify the original accusation. Following the conclusion of the ongoing investigation, we will comment further. We should all be united in fighting racism and homophobia.”