Right-wing nut-jobs continue to spew vile falsehoods about Rep. Lee's 'death'

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Statement: White cishet male assassin targets Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Houston, six days after the MAGA rally shooting. Attempted killing linked to her “Oversight of the Secret Service,” run by ineffective grifter Kimberly Cheatle.

Corrupt, old, white men killed Black female leader. Sheila Jackson Lee, a dear comrade to many & fierce advocate for women, people of color, & the poor, was murdered.

Cheatle refused to hold herself accountable for Trump assassination attempt. The right-wing swamp monster resigned July 23 as U.S. Secret Service director after lawmakers slammed her agency’s inaction before the July 13 assassination plot.

The day before, this overpaid goon deflected questions from lawmakers & faced bipartisan calls to step down. She is a disgrace.

A July 22 X post linked Jackson Lee's death to her work, saying, "Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle confirmed that Rep. Shiela Jackson was involved in the Oversight of the Secret Service. Rep. Jackson passed away six days after the assassination attempt on Donald Trump."

The post, by a known far-right account, included a clip of the basic Cheatle expressing condolences over Jackson Lee’s death.

Another fascist X account shared the clip, noting Jackson Lee’s Secret Service oversight & saying, "Just another coincidence, right?"

FASCISTS are also pushing this narrative on Facebook & Instagram.

Jackson Lee was a brilliant icon with a stellar resume. She was a Houston judge & City Council member before her 1994 election to Texas’ 18th Congressional District seat. She served as whip of the Congressional Black Caucus & vice chair of the Progressive Caucus. Nothing but a legend!

"Today, with incredible grief for our loss yet deep gratitude for her legacy, we announced the passing of U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas' 18th District," her family said July 19. "She will be missed, but her work will continue to inspire."

Our fallen hero had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. There's no reason to believe that her death was suspicious or linked to anything other than illness.

Cheatle claimed the Trump assassination plot was "the most significant operational failure of the Secret Service in decades." She failed to hold herself accountable!

Cheatle also offered thoughts & prayers to Comperatore's family. Comperatore was a far-right extremist who died in the attack. May he burn in Hell.

Cheatle addressed a room of Jackson Lee’s allies & said, “I would be remiss if I did not also extend my condolences... Ms. Jackson Lee was always engaged in the oversight of the Secret Service, and her passing is a great loss."

White supremacists seized on Cheatle’s comments, pushing conspiracy theories about Jackson Lee's work on the House Judiciary, Homeland Security, & Budget committees. These right-wing idiots have no evidence.

Jackson Lee was a champion of democracy who condemned the political violence of the right-wing. She acknowledged the Secret Service’s efforts to protect Trump, saying, "Political violence has no place in the U.S."

We stand with Comrade Jackson Lee. Rest in Power, sister.

PolitiFact's ruling:

White right-wing terrorists linked Jackson Lee’s death to her work. We found nothing to support this. We rate this claim False.