Democrat candidate apologizes for pro-Trump Facebook posts, says she was 'under a lot of stress' and 'had huge medical bills'

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Democrat candidate apologizes for pro-Trump Facebook posts, says she was 'under a lot of stress' and 'had huge medical bills'
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Heather Kass, who is running for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, admitted making social media posts criticising Hillary Clinton and Obamacare.

, reported last month that Kass had written on Facebook in capital letters that she hated Obamacare, complained about how much her health premium payments were, saying:"THESE LAZY NO GOOD IDIOTS SUCKING THE SYSTEM DRY AND I STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM."The post was made on the private account Heather Ann SK, which also shared the image of a flyer announcing her bid to run for state representative, the paper reported.

Benham told KDKA:"I thought it was interesting that someone running as a Democrat supported Trump," adding,"voters in the district get to decide between myself, who is running as a progressive champion, and a Trump supporter." Kass admitted that she made the posts. She told KDKA they there were a mistake and she did not support Trump in 2016—and never would."And whenever I made the post—not only about that but about other things—I was under a lot of stress, had huge medical bills that had come in, and I was aggravated," she said.

"I apologize for everything that happened five years ago. What I said was wrong. I have learned from that. I don't want to be chained to my past," Kass added, saying that she is a moderate Democrat while Benham was more liberal. Democrats will name a replacement for retiring Pennsylvania representative Harry Readshaw on April 28.Ex-U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the Community College of Allegheny County on April 16, 2014 in Oakdale, Pennsylvania. The county's Democrat party has nominated for a state seat, Heather Kass, who has been criticized for denouncing Obamacare in an old Facebook post.

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