Britt McHenry resigns from State Department after basketball game altercation
Summary
Britt McHenry resigned from her job as a press adviser at the U.S. State Department after an incident at a basketball game where she appeared to throw a drink on someone. She had been appointed to the position just last month.Key Facts
- Britt McHenry was a former ESPN reporter.
- She was appointed as a press adviser at the State Department last month.
- During a Washington Wizards vs. Milwaukee Bucks NBA game, McHenry was seen throwing a drink on someone.
- She was escorted from the stands at Capital One Arena after the incident.
- The State Department called her resignation an internal personnel matter and declined to comment further.
- McHenry was suspended by ESPN in 2015 after a video showed her arguing with a towing company clerk.
- The news of her resignation was first reported by Page Six.
- ABC News was unable to reach McHenry for comment.
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