UBC cites privacy reasons, won’t comment further on professor’s Trump shooting post
Global News
In an X post on Saturday, UBC Medical School professor Karen Pinder wrote "Damn, so close. Too bad” -- AND “What a glorious day this could have been!” during the Trump rally.
University of British Columbia students are responding to a professor’s social media post that appeared to celebrate the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.
In an X post on Saturday, UBC Medical School professor Karen Pinder wrote, “Damn, so close. Too bad,” and, “What a glorious day this could have been!” following the news about the shooting at a Trump rally.
Pinder has since deleted the post along with her X account.
On Sunday, the university said it is looking into the matter but said on Monday that it cannot comment further due to privacy reasons.
Current and former UBC students who were on campus on Monday all seemed to agree that Pinder’s posts showed a lack of judgment.
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