'Real garbage move': Onlookers skewer Jared Polis for firing critics of MAGA clemency

News that Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) fired legal experts who opposed his freeing of an election denier has attracted online ire.

Polis' decision to grant clemency to Tina Peters, the former Mesa County clerk jailed for tampering with voting machines, led to backlash last month, but a New York Times article on Wednesday revealed he also fired two members of Colorado's clemency board who publicly spoke out against the move.

Military veteran and political commentator John Jackson wrote to the governor on X, posting, "Hey @GovofCO a real garbage move on your part, punishing the clemency board and freeing the unrepentant criminal Trump is using to try and steal the midterm elections."

"Does Trump have dirt on him or what?" wondered author and academic Karen Piper.

"What an absolute lowlife @jaredpolis has become," posted radio host Mat Smith, using Polis' personal account handle. "Just lost his mind and lit himself on fire on the way out the door. Good riddance."

"Such a disappointment, Polis is," wrote Jim Hagman, a retired professor.