As we mentioned earlier this week, Stitt's Proud Bro'cetery of Education – Ryan Walters – took more grifter heat after various media outlets reported that he oversaw a program that allowed parents to use taxpayer education funding to buy things like TVs, power tools, smartwatches, BBQ grills, and vintage Pac-Man video game cabinets.
After a couple of days of silence on the issue, Walters finally released a statement about the controversy on social media.
Like a true Stitt cronie, he failed to take any accountability or responsibility for the misuse of taxpayer dollars that he personally authorized, and instead tried to shift the blame on pesky boogie men like "liberal teacher unions" and those who defend "government-controlled education systems."
He also tried to portray himself as a victim of media abuse and claimed he will not be intimidated by the media he's avoiding like an old speeding ticket...
Statement from Secretary Walters pic.twitter.com/h3kAH1loyY
— Secretary Ryan Walters (@sec_walters) May 4, 2022
That's sweet. I like how he firmly, as opposed to softly, stands behind the Governor's decision to hold ClassWallet accountable for letting parents buy whatever they want with money that was set aside for educational supplies and resources. It makes me wonder – does he also want the Governor to hold accountable the people who authorized ClassWallet to let people buy whatever they want with money set aside for education?