CT trooper reprimanded for Facebook post targeting Tong, Blumenthal – CTPost

File photo. A Connecticut State Police trooper was reprimanded for violating agency policy with Facebook posts targeting state Attorney General William Tong, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and state policies on illegal immigration. Hearst Connecticut Media A Connecticut State Police trooper was reprimanded for Facebook posts targeting state Attorney General William Tong, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and illegal immigration, according to an internal affairs report. The report says Trooper First Class John Myer violated the agency’s personal social media policy, which says employees “should exercise caution” when posting “and should consider whether personal thoughts he or she publish (sic) may be misunderstood as expressing specific opinions of the agency.” Article continues below this ad Myer, who could not be reached Wednesday, posted on his Facebook page on March 10, 2025:  “President Trump. When are you going to act on Connecticut’s Trust Act? When will you go after Attorney General Tong? How about drivers licenses to Illegals, given in all languages? What about our safe haven cities? Please help! CT spent 1.3 Billion on Illegals. Roughly $340 per tax paying citizen,” according to the report. The state Trust Act, the target of a lawsuit by the U.S. Department of Justice, has limited state and local cooperation in
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