GOP Councilwoman Vickie Paladino booted from NYC Council panel after criticizing Drag Queen Story Hour

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GOP Councilwoman Vickie Paladino booted from NYC Council panel after criticizing Drag Queen Story Hour
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“I was targeted. This was a retaliation,” the conservative firebrand told The Post — laying the blame squarely at the feet of Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, who she said gave in to pre…

“This has become an issue of national importance, with jurisdictions around the country

waking up to the harms of sexual content and gender confusion being taught in our schools to children as young as kindergarten,” she said. “Parents are now realizing the harmful content in their classrooms and are working every day to take their power back from the radicals who believe they have a right to indoctrinate children.

“Our kids are lagging in school,” she continued. “They are two and four years behind in basic education, math, reading, science, they need to get back to basics. … and to concentrate our efforts on drag queens seems like a terrible waste of time and energy.” Minority Leader Joe Borelli defended his party colleague: “The Ethics Committee investigated, found absolutely no wrongdoing, and yet there is some sort of punishment for her. It undermines the council’s own rules.”Getty Images for Brooklyn Academy of MusicPaladino remains a member of the chamber’s Committee on Veterans and Committee on Technology.“It’s a political move against Vickie. But Vickie will survive this the way Vickie survives everything else.

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