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The closest recent example I can think of is that FEMA worker who was fired for giving instructions not to go to Trump supporting houses during hurricane Helene disaster relief. It's not exactly the same though, because what that person did was in an official capacity I think? Though being charitable maybe it was really said in jest.
Also, it was not done in a vacuum with the Democrats in full control, it was done after the election, when it was made abundantly clear a large part of the american electorate had beef with the administration, so making a few public sacrifices probably seemed wise. So it's not the same as the Republicans handing over scalps of their own when they have a trifecta, the SC and >50% public approval (at least for the WH).
I think they confirmed that it was both serious and not actually her fault, because she was just passing down orders from FEMA HQ. But they threw her under the bus and pretended she was a rogue agent, with no further investigation.
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Granted, I can't think of a closer one either.
There's a huge gap between pseudonymous shitposts and a government agent directing their subordinates. The raw content of their statements is similar enough (not actually that similar, but I can't be picky), but context is everything.
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