Former Marine Resigns as July 4 Parade Grand Marshal After Right-Wing Texas Radio Host Targeted Her Family

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the tweet read from Kelly, who is a periodic guest on Tucker Carlson’s primetime Fox News show and hosts a nationally syndicated radio program.

The tweet also featured a photo of Carter’s son, screengrabbed from a social media post. “This year’s selected Grand Marshal, Haley Carter, has voluntarily stepped down after receiving threats of harm to herself and her family and will not be participating in any of the Fourth of July activities,” the Friendswood Parks and Recreation Department said in a statement Thursday. “There will be no replacement Grand Marshal.”Kelly, whom the Houston Chronicle described as a “failed congressional hopeful” and “former RV salesman,” delighted in the move, posting a follow-up tweet featuring a video gif of a man walking away from a massive explosion.

Carter, 38, served in the Marine Corps after graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy, where she played soccer. She later played several seasons for the NWSL’s Houston Dash.In 2018, she was appointed to the city of Houston’s Commission Against Gun Violence by Mayor Sylvester Turner.

Turner released a statement in support of Carter after she withdrew from the parade duties.“Simply put, Haley is the best of us,” Turner said in the statement. “It is no wonder that her hometown of Friendswood chose to honor her in their Fourth of July parade.