Today, thousands of Nevadans gathered in Las Vegas and Carson City to protest Joe Lombardo after he was caught on tape mocking and belittling working class Nevadans. Last week, Lombardo was caught floating conspiracy theories when he told a crowd of supporters behind closed doors that the “stupid [Hands Off!] protests” attended by thousands of Nevadans throughout the state to fight against Donald Trump’s price-raising agenda that will cut Medicaid and education funding, were “paid by the Democratic Party.”
Lombardo said that “the central message” of the protests, “was, ‘What do you mean? You want me to go back to work? […] What can the government do to give handouts to us?’” To conclude his right-wing rant, Lombardo told supporters that the reason Nevada suffers from the highest unemployment rate in the nation is because, “people would rather manipulate the government process and receive unemployment or to sit at home versus occupying a job that’s available.’”
NV Dems statement on today’s protest:
“Thousands of hardworking Nevadans protested across the state to send a clear message to Joe Lombardo: the working class will not be bullied into silence. Nevadans are tired of Lombardo prioritizing billionaires over working people and they’re ready for a change in the governor’s mansion.”
See more of Nevadans protesting Joe Lombardo below:
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