"Prepare for your kid's funeral."
A US Indian paediatrician sparked outrage with his disturbing response to a Donald Trump supporter.
Iowa-based Dr Mayank Sharma engaged in a political conversation with the Trump supporter on X after the US presidential election.
After the supporter told the medic to “stay mad”, Dr Sharma unleashed a vile response.
He tweeted: “Well I hope you lose your kid in a school shooting.
“Already you have nothing to lose, it won’t matter to you anyways! Prepare for your kid’s funeral.”
The internet, along with an Iowa lawmaker and a state representative were outraged, calling for him to be dismissed.
Carter Nordman, a Republican State Representative, said:
“I thought it was disgusting.
“He’s an individual who works with children and who is being paid by Iowa taxpayers to work with children and is hoping and making claims that somebody dies in a school shooting based off a political belief.
“I almost think it’s a borderline threat.”
In a letter to University of Iowa President Barbara J Wilson, Nordman called Dr Sharma’s comments “repulsive, deeply unprofessional, and not representative of the world-class operations at UI Health Care”.
He wrote: “I believe the University should terminate his employment to assure Iowans that they can receive proper care from our state hospital, no matter their personal political beliefs or who they voted for.
“Maintaining his employment sends the wrong message to Iowans, who have resoundingly voted for President Trump three times.”
One X user wrote: “Wow. This is scary. What would he do if a parent walked in with a kid and they had a Trump shirt on.”
Another response read: “Fire his a**.”
A third added:
“He should lose his license and never be allowed around children ever again. He’s a paediatrician.”
The tweet was later deleted, along with his entire X account.
Dr Sharma previously worked at SUNY Update Medical University in Syracuse, New York, where he completed his residency.
More recently, he was listed as a paediatric cardiology fellow on the University of Iowa Health Care website. However, his name no longer appears on the page.
In a statement, the University of Iowa Health Care said that they are “aware of the situation and receiving the matter” in accordance with the facility’s policies.
The statement added: “The University of Iowa strongly objects to violence.”
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