<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Courtesy of <i>US News and World Report </i>at:<div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/idaho/articles/2018-06-29/idaho-gop-lawmaker-criticized-over-social-media-post">https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/idaho/articles/2018-06-29/idaho-gop-lawmaker-criticized-over-social-media-post</a><br><div><br></div><div>———————————————</div><div><br></div><div><div><h1 class="hero-heading flex-media-heading heading-larger heading-largest-for-medium-up text-tighter block-normal" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.9375rem; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.166666667; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 2.25rem !important;">Idaho GOP Lawmaker Criticized Over Social Media Post</h1><h3 class="subheader heading-small heading-light text-steel text-loose block-normal" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-top: 0.2rem; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.666666667; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-bottom: 0.9375rem !important; color: rgb(102, 102, 102) !important; font-weight: 400 !important; font-size: 1rem !important;">An Idaho state representative is being criticized for what critics say was a threatening social media message directed at young students protesting the state GOP convention.</h3></div><div>POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho state representative is being criticized for what critics say was a threatening social media message directed at young students protesting the state GOP convention.</div><div><br></div><div>Priscilla Giddings, a combat veteran and U.S. Air Force Reserves pilot, posted a photo of herself standing with three protesters on Facebook Friday. The protesters were holding signs advocating for gun control, and Giddings' caption read in part, "Do you think I should show these girls the empty 30mm shell I have in the truck?"</div><div><br></div><div>Critics quickly began weighing in, some claiming the caption was meant as a threat. Chelsea Clinton was among those commenting on Twitter, calling the post "monstrous."</div><div><br></div><div>Giddings declined to comment about her social media post, but she told The Associated Press she would release a statement.</div></div><div><br></div><div>———————————————<br><br><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div> </div></div></div></div></body></html>