Britt McHenry, a press adviser at the US State Department, has resigned from her position in the Trump administration after a video showed her throwing a drink at a fan during an NBA game in Washington , DC.
Why she lost her job
As per reports, McHenry was forced to resign on Thursday, October 22, hours after footage of the incident at the Washington Wizards game surfaced online. Britt McHenry has lost her job at the Trump administration after a video showed her throwing a drink at a fan during a heated fight at an NBA game. The game was between the Washington Wizards and the Milwaukee Bucks at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC.
McHenry allegedly told one fan to “ease up”, according to the report. TMZ also cited sources who said the group sitting behind McHenry had been making inappropriate and misogynistic comments to provoke her. “The group behind them were saying inappropriate and misogynistic things to Britt to instigate her,” TMZ’s sources said.
As per Page Six, McHenry was upset by insults from hecklers about model Winnie Harlow, who is engaged to Milwaukee Bucks player Kyle Kuzma. The fan then threw a drink at her.
