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Florida Nurse Fired After Controversial TikTok Remarks

1/26/2026

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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier urged the Florida Board of Nursing to revoke Lexie Lawler, a former labor and delivery nurse.
Lawler posted a TikTok video expressing a desire for White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to suffer injuries during childbirth, with a GoFundMe campaign launched to support her.
Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital fired Lawler after the comments, which Uthmeier condemned as evil.

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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier urged the Florida Board of Nursing to revoke Lexie Lawler, a former labor and delivery nurse.
Lawler posted a TikTok video expressing a desire for White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to suffer injuries during childbirth, with a GoFundMe campaign launched to support her.
Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital fired Lawler after the comments, which Uthmeier condemned as evil.