A University of Oregon staff member expressed hope in a social media post that people who voted for President-elect Donald Trump will jump off a bridge, a recording of the video published Thursday by a media supplier shows.
“Do something, because you are f***ing stupid,” Leonard Serrato, an assistant director for fraternity and sorority affairs at the school, said in an Instagram story shared by Grabien. “And I hope you go jump off of a f***ing bridge.”
Earlier in the video, he said Trump’s voters can “go f***” themselves.”
“I say this in the most disrespectful way possible. I don’t care if you are my family. I don’t care if you are my friend. I don’t care if we’ve been friends our entire lives. You can literally go f*** yourself if you voted for Donald Trump,” Serrato said.
He continued, telling people who are sad about expensive grocery costs to “get a better f***ing paying job” or a “f***ing education.”
“Do better in life,” Serrato suggested.
Angela Seydel, a spokesperson for the University of Oregon, said that Serrato was placed on administrative leave. The school also opened an investigation into the post and is reviewing it in the context of university policy and Serrato’s “role as a public employee,” according to Seydel.
“The University of Oregon finds the statements made in the video abhorrent and not in alignment with our values or mission,” she said. “We appreciate the conflict between his statements, his role in Student Life at the University, and our institutional values.”
Seydel added that the school is providing mental and emotional health resources for concerned students and employees while it investigates the post.
“As a public university we take our duty seriously to provide an environment that welcomes diversity of thought and respect in alignment with our education mission,” she said.
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