George Gascon is facing mounting efforts to be ousted amid outrage that his "reckless" policies left a The woke prosecutor — already facing recall efforts — was blamed for cop-killer Justin Flores, 35, being free when he shot full of holes El Monte Police Cpl. Michael Paredes and Officer Joseph Santana on Tuesday.
The felon — who had his gang allegiance tattooed on his face — was free even though he was accused of breaking his probation for illegally carrying a gun.
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was among those slamming Gascon after the DA issued a statement offering "heartfelt condolences" to the slain cops’ grieving loved ones.
"Officers Paredes and Santana gave their lives in the service of their fellow citizens," Cruz tweeted late Wednesday.
"It is outrageous the murderer was not in jail due to the reckless actions of George Gascon, a radical, soft-on-crime, Soros-backed DA," the Texas senator wrote.
Kurt Schlichter, an army veteran and lawyer with more than 450,000 followers on Twitter, went even further.
"Gascon flat out murdered those guys," he tweeted angrily. "Recall this piece of garbage."
Jennifer Van Laar, the managing editor of conservative outlet Red State, said she was "heartbroken and mad as hell."
"George Gascon, you are getting coppers — and lots of other people — murdered. TIME TO GO," she tweeted.
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