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\nAuthor Jonathan Tasini, who is known for his progressive politics and support of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), is facing a wave of criticism for sending out a tasteless tweet after Republican lawmakers were involved in a train crash .
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Tasini has since deleted the tweet, but screenshots of his comment are floating around Twitter. He wrote \u201ctrain full of Goopers hitting truck and [Trey Gowdy retiring], God is working hard today to clean up the stink. Thank her.\u201d At least one person died in the crash, though the victim was not one of the congressional members aboard the train.
Soon after, Tasini deleted the tweet and offered a half-hearted apology, writing \u201cit was poked out in midst of conversation with two colleagues on the deep racism\/hypocrisy\/criminality promoted by GOP or as GOPer Amanda Carpenter says, gaslighting of America.\u201d Moments later, he added \u201clet me save you time. I don\u2019t work for CNN. They don\u2019t pay me. They can\u2019t fire me. I apologized nonetheless.\u201d
In his Twitter bio, Tasini writes that he is a \u201cCNN talking head\u201d and a \u201cBernie Sanders surrogate.\u201d His Twitter profile photo even shows hims arm-in-arm with a grinning Sanders. While a CNN representative told Fox that Tasini isn\u2019t a CNN employee, he wrote a column for the network as recently as January 13. He has also appeared on the network several times as a Sanders surrogate. Tasini\u2019s most recent book is entitled \u201cThe Essential Bernie Sanders and His Vision for America.\u201d He also hosts a podcast entitled \u201cThe Working Life\u201d and in the first episode of his podcast, Sanders was a guest.
The Vermont senator has not commented on Tasini\u2019s remarks but on Wednesday he wrote on Twitter that his \u201cthoughts are with [his] colleagues.\u201d<\/p>\n

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