Bernville Mayor’s Facebook post following Kirk assassination sparks controversy

BERNVILLE, Pa. – Bernville mayor Shawn Raup-Konsavage is once again in the spotlight for comments on his social media page after Charlie Kirk’s assassination. The post read: “This is what MAGA represents, This is what Trump lowered flags for. If this represents you then I don’t want to hear that you are offended that I’m glad he is gone” and included a clip of Kirk. The post has gained a lot of attention online. This isn’t the first time he made a controversial post. After the assassination attempt of President Trump in western Pennsylvania in July of 2024, he posted “Try harder.” “That Trump post that he had posted there was a lot of controversy with that in this town, a lot of hatred towards him after that,” said Mark Rodriguez, who lives in Bernville. This latest post drew mixed reactions. “He said what he wanted to on his own Facebook page which is freedom of speech and all that, but I certainly don’t agree with it and I think what he said was terrible,” said Bernville council vice president Wayne Lesher. “You’re celebrating the death of somebody; that’s nothing to celebrate.” “Me, I really don’t care honestly, but it’s
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