{"id":14555,"date":"2026-01-26T07:18:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T07:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/lexie-lawler-gofundme-fired-florida-nurses-fundraiser-says-her-speech-was-lawful-husband-tim-lawler-extends-support\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T07:18:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T07:18:07","slug":"lexie-lawler-gofundme-fired-florida-nurses-fundraiser-says-her-speech-was-lawful-husband-tim-lawler-extends-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/lexie-lawler-gofundme-fired-florida-nurses-fundraiser-says-her-speech-was-lawful-husband-tim-lawler-extends-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Lexie Lawler GoFundMe: Fired Florida nurse&#8217;s fundraiser says her \u2018speech was lawful&#8217;; husband Tim Lawler extends support"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"storyParagraphFigure\" readability=\"37\">\n<p class=\"content\">A GoFundMe has been launched in support of Florida nurse Alexis &lsquo;Lexie&rsquo; Lawler after she was fired from her job following a viral TikTok video that triggered backlash. Lawler&rsquo;s husband, Tim Lawler, has publicly backed the fundraiser, urging supporters to contribute.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"artImage leadImage\">\n<div class=\" \"><picture class=\"leadImageClass\"><source media=\"(min-width:768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/ht-img\/img\/2026\/01\/26\/550x309\/1000147168_1769406975842_1769406981180.jpg\" alt=\"At the time of publication, the GoFundMe had raised $4,158 of its $14,000 goal. (GoFundMe)\"><\/source><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class>At the time of publication, the GoFundMe had raised $4,158 of its $14,000 goal. (GoFundMe)<span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"content \">Lawler, a labor and delivery nurse at Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital, was terminated after a TikTok video circulated online, in which she used explicit language while criticizing White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. In the video, Lawler said it gave her &ldquo;great joy&rdquo; to wish that Leavitt would suffer a fourth-degree tear during childbirth, the most severe type of obstetric tear, WPEC reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content \">Baptist Health confirmed Lawler&rsquo;s termination, stating that her remarks violated the hospital&rsquo;s standards for compassionate, unbiased patient care.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content \">Also Read: Alex Pretti GoFundMe: How much money has been raised for nurse killed in Minneapolis?<\/p>\n<div class=\"content \" readability=\"37.047021943574\">\n<h2>What the GoFundMe claims<\/h2>\n<p>The GoFundMe, organised by Unlawful Threads, describes Lawler&rsquo;s firing as retaliation for political speech. The fundraiser argues that Lawler was terminated for comments made on her personal social media account, outside of work hours, and directed at a public figure rather than her employer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"content \">According to the campaign, the funds will be used to cover employment and civil rights legal counsel. It frames the backlash against Lawler as part of a pattern of politically motivated outrage campaigns and workplace retaliation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p class=\"content \">At the time of publication, the GoFundMe had raised $4,158 of its $14,000 goal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content \">Also Read: Chloe Villacis GoFundMe: Why ICE detained 2-year-old in Minneapolis amid Liam Ramos outrage<\/p>\n<div class=\"content \" readability=\"30.714285714286\">\n<h2>Husband Tim Lawler calls for support<\/h2>\n<p>Tim Lawler, Lexie Lawler&rsquo;s husband, shared the GoFundMe link on Facebook and encouraged supporters to donate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"content \">&ldquo;The right wants to shut people up. We&rsquo;re not going to be silenced. Support free speech one dollar at a time,&rdquo; he wrote in the comments on his post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content \">As of publication, there is no indication that the Florida Board of Nursing has taken formal disciplinary action against Lawler.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content \">There has been no confirmation so far of any lawsuit filed by Lawler either.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p><sub><\/sub><\/p>\n<div>Lexie Lawler GoFundMe: Fired Florida nurse&rsquo;s fundraiser says her &lsquo;speech was lawful&rsquo;; husband Tim Lawler extends support<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A GoFundMe has been launched in support of Florida nurse Alexis &lsquo;Lexie&rsquo; Lawler after she was fired from her job following a viral TikTok video that triggered backlash. Lawler&rsquo;s husband, Tim Lawler, has publicly backed the fundraiser, urging supporters to contribute. At the time of publication, the GoFundMe had raised $4,158 of its $14,000 goal&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/lexie-lawler-gofundme-fired-florida-nurses-fundraiser-says-her-speech-was-lawful-husband-tim-lawler-extends-support\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Lexie Lawler GoFundMe: Fired Florida nurse&#8217;s fundraiser says her \u2018speech was lawful&#8217;; husband Tim Lawler extends support&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14556,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14555\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}