Houston Mayor John Whitmire faced criticism after making a deleted Facebook comment about Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo's fiancé, calling him 'a nerd.' The comment, which was later deleted, sparked reactions from critics on social media. Whitmire described his remark as 'lighthearted' and stated it was meant to cause 'no harm.'
Mayor Whitmire isn’t pretending a hacker took over his account and called Lina’s new fiancé a nerd. He’s owning what he said. I respect John Whitmire more than any other Democrat in the country. As always, I reserve the right to change my mind about this at a later date https://t.co/miRBk9qOsr
Mayor John Whitmire described his comment about Judge Lina Hidalgo's fiancé was "lighthearted" and meant "no harm." https://t.co/hufFNI2lQD
Houston Mayor Gets Cheeky In Texas Judge’s Social Media Comments Section https://t.co/BcVVtqTFhD
Houston Mayor John Whitmire’s Facebook comment about Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo's fiancé landed him in hot water with some critics on social media. https://t.co/GmzYsNqpAX
John Whitmire calls Line Hidalgo's fiance 'a nerd' in deleted Facebook comment https://t.co/5qcYgV19aj
😂 Houston Mayor John Whitmire is trolling Lina’s new fiancé on FB https://t.co/WoZMPnQNM9