Stephen King apologizes for ‘thoughtless tweet’ about Republican train crash

Stephen King sent out a tweet yesterday calling the Virginia train crash involving several Republican lawmakers including U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin and speaker of the house Paul Ryan, “karma.” About four hours later, he apologized, though not without a caveat.

King then linked to a GoFundMe page set up to help the bus driver that was killed in the crash.

Other media outlets noted that King himself was involved in a serious car crash in 1999.

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Emily Burnham is a Maine native, UMaine graduate, proud Bangorian and a writer for the Bangor Daily News, where she's worked since 2004. She reports on everything from local bands to local food to all the cool things going on in the Greater Bangor area. In her quest for stories, she's seen countless concerts and plays, been lobster fishing, interviewed celebrities, hung out with water buffalo and played in a ukulele orchestra. She's interested in everything that happens in Maine.