Wisconsin Teacher on Leave After Controversial Post About Presidential Assassination Attempt; Milwaukee Police Release Shootout Video

About this episode

The episode discusses a teacher's administrative leave due to a controversial social media post and a police shootout in Milwaukee.

In Wisconsin, a Kaukauna High School social studies teacher, Patrick Meyer, has been placed on administrative leave following a controversial social media post about a recent shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner attended by President Donald Trump. According to local reports and Republican Representative Tony Wied, who shared a screenshot of the now-deleted X post, Meyer wrote that historical presidential assassins like Booth and Oswald would be embarrassed by the recent attempt, ending with "MAGAA (make Americans great assassins again)." The Kaukauna School District confirmed the leave in a statement but did not name the teacher, with no timeline yet for their review. In Milwaukee, police released body camera video of a deadly shootout near 35th and National, where homicide suspect Nicholas Maslowski, 31, was killed after firing at officers. WISN 12 News reports the chase began after spotting a vehicle linked to an earlier homicide near Seventh and Mitchell; Maslowski crashed on the 35th Street Bridge, prompting eight officers to return fire. No bystanders were injured, and officers helped evacuate drivers amid the chaos. Maslowski had been released from prison in…

Topics covered

• education
• public safety
• law enforcement
• social media controversy
• politics

Keywords

• Kaukauna High School
• Patrick Meyer
• Milwaukee police
• shootout video
• Donald Trump
• Tony Wied
• public safety
• assassination attempt

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kaukauna School District

Places: Kaukauna, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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