WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) - A Maine Republican mayor who was ousted from his position at a bank for tweets criticizing a Parkland, Florida, high school shooting survivor has lashed out at reporters during his first public appearance since the incident.
Waterville Mayor Nick Isgro faced several questions after appearing at a City Council budget workshop Tuesday evening.
He said reports about him are “fake news.”
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Isgro was fired from his assistant vice president job at Skowhegan Savings Bank over a tweet that said “Eat it, Hogg” in reference to the shooting survivor David Hogg.
In a statement Monday, Isgro blamed “wealthy, political elites” for the backlash.
Former Waterville mayor Karen Heck has filed paperwork to force a recall.
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