Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has banned 450 people from posting on his official Facebook page over the last two years. The issue drew attention recently, after Hogan’s office blocked people who were asking the governor to denounce President Trump’s travel ban.
Hogan spokesman Doug Mayer says those blocked either used obscenities or were part of an organized “spam” attack. But several people interviewed by The Washington Post say they sent messages on their own, without orchestration. And they said they used clean language.
The blocked posters include a teacher, business owners and a pastor. Some posted in the last month. Others posted two years ago. They questioned the governor’s stance on the budget, an appointment and President Trump. At least one said she called the governor a “coward” for not being forceful about the impact a repeal of the Affordable Care Act could have on Maryland.Read the full Washington Post article to hear the stories. This is just cowardly on Hogan’s end. He represents a Blue State and if he can’t speak out against Trump then he’s silently supporting him. Blocking constituents requests on Facebook proves that. We’ll see how popular he’ll be come next year when he’s up for re-election.
