TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Education Association staffer Jamaya Newton has gone dark on the internet, removing her Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn accounts after making a statement about the failed assassination of former U.S. President Donald J. Trump.
In response to the failed attempt to shoot and kill the former President, Newton responded, “What we know: they missed. Smh”
Newton’s comments were obscure until they were posted later in the day on the X account Libs of TikTok. Shortly afterward, she locked all of her social media accounts, going dark on the internet in the aftermath.
The NJEA has not responded to the comment made by Newtong, saying only, “We are appalled by the violence today in Pennsylvania. Politically motivated violence is indefensible and wrong. It has no place in democracy and certainly no place in America”
According to the NJEA, Newton is a secretary in the Professional Development and Instructional Issues Division. Prior to joining NJEA staff, Newton was a registered behavior technician specializing in autism.
