Sarasota Democrats Apologize for Insensitive Post

0:00It's April 27th, welcome to Tampa Bay News today, powered by AI. Over the weekend, the Sarasota County Democratic Party in Florida pulled a Facebook post that stirred up major backlash. It read, well, that sucks, with a laughing emoji, posted right after a shooting at the White House Correspondence dinner where President Trump and top officials were present. The timing raised eyebrows as the incident was a failed assassination attempt. He chaired David Dean stepped up, saying a volunteer put it up without clearance, and they yanked fast once he caught wind. Critics like local voice Mike Brill called it out hard, saying it looked like they were bummed, the hit didn't land on Trump or his team. He wants firings and real changes to stop this mess, calling Sarasota better than that. Dean's owning it now, apologizing for the bad vibe and stressing no support for political violence. They're tweaking their post-approval process to keep things tight moving forward. Meanwhile, the state floored a Democratic Party back the takedown, slamming the post as

1:02poor taste and condemning all political violence outright.