The name Rob Drake (obviously not the rapper Drake), might not probably ring a bell to your ears, but after his alleged tweet threatening another civil war in the United States, if President Donald Trump is impeached, the name is now one of the most searched names on the internet.
According to report, Rob Drake who is a Major League Baseball (MLB) umpire, had on Tuesday taken to his twitter handle, to tweet this message about the ongoing impeachment probe of President Donald Trump by the US Congress, on his alleged gross misconduct and abused of office, saying:
“I will be buying an AR-15 tomorrow because if you impeach MY PRESIDENT this way, YOU WILL HAVE ANOTHER CIVIL WAR!!! #MAGA2020” he had tweeted.
The tweet which has done more harm than good, both for Rob Drake and Trump’s administration and also proved further of how the Donald Trump Presidency has divided the once United America, was taken down almost immediately, ESPN had reported.
While the tweet and threat of another civil war have been laughed off by some, many are taking it very seriously, as Rob Drake himself who has never hidden his disgust as to how Congress are going about the Donald Trump’s impeachment proceedings has gone mute, and never thought through what disaster such a tweet could cause. But the MLB is already investigating the issue and will be releasing a report soon.
Before tweeting his plans to buy the assault rifle, Drake also said “You can’t do an impeachment inquiry from the basement of Capitol Hill without even a vote! What is going on in this country?”.
TMZ report also stated that Drake umped his first MLB game in 1999 and joined the league’s full-time staff in 2010. He’s been involved in many major events including the All-Star Game and playoffs, although he is not on the current postseason roster.
It’s important to note Drake didn’t break any laws with what he said, but clearly, the tweet is concerning enough from a PR standpoint that the league wants to get in front of it, the TMZ added.