Tennessee lieutenant governor 'pausing' his social media activity

Tennessee Lt. Gov. Randy McNally announced Monday that he is "pausing" his social media activity after revelations that he repeatedly commented on a 20-year-old gay man's racy photographs.

Tennessee Lt. Gov. Randy McNally announced Monday that he is "pausing" his social media activity after revelations that he repeatedly commented on a 20-year-old gay man's racy photographs.

“While I see now that I should have been more careful about how my comments and activity would be perceived, my intent was always engagement and encouragement,” McNally said in a statement. “For this reason, I will be pausing my social media activity in order to reflect and receive more guidance on the use of social media.”

McNally, a Republican and speaker of the state Senate, apologized last week after it was revealed that he had been commenting on the Instagram posts of performer Franklin McClure, a Knoxville native who now resides in Charlotte, North Carolina. According to an NBC News analysis, McNally commented on McClure's posts more than 80 times from June 2020 to Feb. 26.

Many of McNally’s critics have accused him of hypocrisy, noting that while he was commenting on McClure's provocative posts, he was voting in favor of legislation targeting Tennessee's LGBTQ community.

The 79-year-old lawmaker’s social media posts have since garnered national attention, even becoming the topic of a skit on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" over the weekend.

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/tennessee-lieutenant-governor-pausing-social-media-activity-rcna74848


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