Sen. Jeff Flake’s high school–aged son Tanner used Twitter to threaten the “faggot” who stole his bike that he “will find you, and … will beat the crap out of you,” joked about an acquaintance stealing one-liners because he’s Jewish, and went by the name “n1ggerkiller” in an online game.
“I’m very disappointed in my teenage son’s words, and I sincerely apologize for the insensitivity. This language is unacceptable, anywhere. Needless to say, I’ve already spoken with him about this, he has apologized, and I apologize as well,” Sen. Flake said in a statement to BuzzFeed.
Although Tanner has since locked his Twitter account, a series of tweets from January and February show the Arizona Republican’s son repeatedly using the slurs.
Additionally, Flake posted screenshots of scores from games on “Fun Run,” a social gaming app. The screenshots show that Flake goes by the name of “n1ggerkiller.”
UPDATE: A source points out that Flake’s YouTube comments are also littered with offensive language. A preliminary review of the hundreds of comments shows he repeatedly called other users “nigger” and “faggot,” called Mexicans the “scum of the Earth,” and on several occasions bragged that his father is a member of Congress.
6 replies on “Republican Senator’s Son Calls Himself “n1ggerkiller” Online”
Sen. Jeff Flakes, sincerely apologized for his son Tanner's behavior because he knew that he himself was guilty of bad home training. Yes, he got it from home!
Our sorry
This behavior is shared by many in hour nation. The fact that Cruz even has a audience prooves this sad reality.
It's what he learned at home.
Excuse me?
I think this man need to resign and stay home and teach his kid some manners. Its clear he needs some Parenting. So maybe some parenting classes for the parents are in order too. And family counseling. And I can think of a few other things that might shape this young man into a Good and Moral person instead of the hateful bigot they have raised thus far.