llinois Lottery Control Board chairman Blair Garber tendered his resignation Wednesday after referring to the city of East St. Louis as a “shithole” on Twitter. After President Donald Trump used the term to refer to Haiti and countries in Africa, which was confirmed by U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), country musician Charlie Daniels tweeted “Mr Durbin I’m so sorry that your virgin ears were blistered by the absolutely horrible language president Trump used in front of you.” Garber, also a member of the Republican State Central Committee replied to Daniels’ tweet, saying “Charlie, Durbin’s home town is (get this) east St. Louis illinois! The shithole of the universe!” A spokesperson for Governor Rauner said that Garber “has apologized for his comments and is resigning from the Illinois Lottery Control Board effective immediately.” (Belleville News-Democrat)
