There was some minor news in South Florida on Friday when the president of Florida International University in Miami abruptly resigned, catching the university by surprise:
BREAKING: An emergency meeting for the FIU board of trustees is being called for 4 pm where @FIU President Mark Rosenberg is expected to announce his immediate resignation, according to sources. This move comes as a surprise. No reason for why Rosenberg is out. @CBSMiami
— Jim DeFede (@DeFede) January 21, 2022
Fernand Amandi, an analyst for MSNBC, quickly blamed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for the move:
D-E-S-A-N-T-I-S https://t.co/xWdHNOFGDJ
— Fernand Amandi (@AmandiOnAir) January 21, 2022
Sigh. If only he had waited a few moments, he would have learned that the resignation was because of his wife’s health:
Letter from Rosenberg to faculty citing health of his wife as the reason for his resignation @CBSMiami pic.twitter.com/0quxNZBn5t
— Jim DeFede (@DeFede) January 21, 2022
And *that* is something people were aware of, just not our “analyst”:
It is worth noting that Mark Rosenberg’s wife has been seriously ill for a long time. That may have played into the abrupt decision to resign. We are waiting to see his actual letter of resignation.
Nevertheless, this move caught everyone at @FIU by surprise. @CBSMiami— Jim DeFede (@DeFede) January 21, 2022
He then tweeted at Christina Pushaw in Russian after FIU released the statement saying it was because of his wife’s health:
Translation: “Looks can be deceiving but you of all people already know that, right?”
внешность обманчива но вы, из всех людей, уже знаете это, верно? https://t.co/ozrPK8X9g2
— Fernand Amandi (@AmandiOnAir) January 21, 2022
What a clown.
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