Twitter suspends DeSantis press secretary who urged followers to 'light up' reporter

A spokeswoman for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis allegedly harassed a reporter via Twitter — so the social media platform temporarily shuttered her account due to "abusive behavior."

Christina Pushaw apparently disagreed with a Tuesday story from Associated Press reporter Brendan Farrington, about a multimillion dollar DeSantis donor who also invested in a company producing Regeneron, a drug used to treat COVID patients.

DESANTIS PRESS SECRETARY FIRES BACK AFTER ASSOCIATED PRESS ACCUSES HER OF 'HARRASING REPORTER

DeSantis has pushed for the drug as a COVID-19 treatment in his state.

Pushaw shared Farrington’s report on her Twitter account and asked her followers to "drag them" before deleting the post.

The spokeswoman also threatened to put Farrington "on blast" if the story wasn’t changed, and retweeted a message about the AP, adding the words "Light. Them. Up."

Farrington received a number of threats after Pushaw’s tweets, according to the Associated Press.

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When she learned Farrington had been threatened, the spokeswoman deleted the "drag them" tweet, telling her followers "nobody should be threatening anyone."

"I’ll be fine, I hope. Freedom. Just please don’t kill me," Farrington later tweeted about the threats.

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Hurricane Henri already flooding NYC streets, subways

Hurricane Henri kept on track to wreak havoc on New York early Sunday — but early downpours had already sparked major flooding in the Big Apple by Saturday night, shuttering subways and inundating roadways.

The tempest was on course to make landfall on Long Island or in southern New England by midday Sunday, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

But storms caused in part by moisture from Henri hit the region late Saturday bringing heavy rains and flash floods to New York City, and even forcing drivers out of their cars in Brooklyn.

Photos captured by The Post in Gowanus showed police and firefighters assisting drivers whose cars appeared to be completely stuck in more than six inches of water.

Twitter users also reported flooding in Williamsburg, as drivers navigated streets-turned-rivers by the earlier than expected rains. The deluge, along with lightning, brought the star-studded We Love NYC Homecoming concert in Central Park to a halt at around 7:30 p.m. The highly anticipated event was officially canceled about two hours later.

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