Houston Mayor John Whitmire sparked controversy after making a Facebook comment about Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo's fiancé, calling him a 'nerd.' Whitmire defended the comment as 'lighthearted' and 'meant no harm,' despite criticism from Hidalgo and others. The comment, which has since been deleted, led to differing opinions on the nature of the remark.
Sylvester Turner praises nerds following John Whitmire's Facebook jab at Lina Hidalgo's fiancé https://t.co/yLWfvxwORx
Mayor John Whitmire says he meant 'no harm' with his comment about Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo's fiancé https://t.co/27VRflUJgO
When Harris County’s judge posted photos of a bridal shower to her Facebook, Houston Mayor John Whitmire commented: “Wonderful. He sure looks like a nerd.” The comment has since been deleted. https://t.co/zCWWLoZkEa
'I'm a nerd, too' | Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo responds to a comment Houston Mayor John Whitmire made about her fiancé on social media. Full story: https://t.co/hufFNI2lQD https://t.co/2D2OEKNenq
judge hidalgo calls it cruel but mayor whitmire says he was just having some fun when he called her sweetheart a nerd: https://t.co/Y1p3RQBRmE
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 John Whitmire says comments about Lina Hidalgo's fiancé were "lighthearted" and "meant no harm." But Hidalgo told Houston Public Media she thought Whitmire saying her fiance looked like a nerd was "cruel." https://t.co/J1BBpejmZB
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