David Clarke brags about dropping f-bomb on reporter
Former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke is boasting about dropping an f-bomb on a reporter last week after he was asked about his need for a security detail.
What’s it like 2 move from being a public official into civilian life? This DOPE reporter just found out. It’s great https://t.co/wK59dqq20j
— David A. Clarke, Jr. (@SheriffClarke) September 21, 2017
Clark resigned from his job as sheriff earlier this month, taking a position with America First Action, a pro-President Trump political action committee.
Asked by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel columnist Peter Bice in an email about the loss of his round-the-clock security detail and the expenditures it required, Clarke bluntly replied: “‘F— you and the horse you rode in on.’ I’m David Clarke and I approve this message.”
{mosads}Bice posted the Sept. 13 email exchange on Twitter Wednesday.
Several of you have asked to see a screenshot of the exchange with @SheriffClarke‘s new official email account. Here you go. pic.twitter.com/OfftY9y1jq
— Daniel Bice (@DanielBice) September 20, 2017
Bice had reported last week that Milwaukee County had spent upward of $220,000 in 2017 alone to provide round-the-clock protection for the controversial law enforcement official and ally of Trump.
Clarke had reportedly received a “multiplicity of threats.” He stepped down from his law enforcement role in August.
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