Wellington councillor accused of praising himself via secret Twitter account | Stuff.co.nz

Monique Ford/StuffCity councillor Sean Rush will neither confirm nor deny the account, localbod1, is his. (File photo)Wellington City councillor Sean Rush is being accused of using an anonymous Twitter account to support his positions – and colleagues are calling on him to be upfront about the “weird” situation. Rush would not confirm or deny whether the account, with the handle localbod1, was his. “I’d have to check what it’s tweeted to see whether that’s appropriate,” he said on Friday. The account was later deleted, after the call to Rush. The first tweet from the account claimed The Spinoff political editor Justin Giovannetti unfairly paraphrased Rush at a council meeting. The account often replies to tweets in support of Rush and with climate change denial views. READ MORE: * ‘We need to get over ourselves’: Wellington City councillor Sean Rush still hopes for unity around council table * Stranger sent KiwiSaver info by AMP in years-long privacy breach * Concern over ‘climate change sceptic’ addressing Wellington City Council StuffA tweet praising Sean Rush has raised eyebrows. Other tweets from localbod1 include: decelerating for a pedestrian crossing will increase carbon emissions, climate change is “massively overstated”, male politicians are likely to receive…
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