Scientific American editor-in-chief resigns after calling Trump voters ‘fascists’

The editor-in-chief of America's oldest continuously published magazine, Scientific American, resigned after calling Trump voters "fascists."

On Thursday, Laura Helmuth announced connected liberal-leaning social media level Bluesky, an X rival, that she’s "decided to permission Scientific American aft an breathtaking 4.5 years arsenic editor-in-chief." 

Helmuth came nether occurrence past week for blasting supporters of President-elect Donald Trump pursuing his landslide triumph implicit Vice President Kamala Harris, who was endorsed by the magazine. 

On predetermination day, Helmuth repeatedly attacked his supporters connected Bluesky, referring to Americans who voted for Trump arsenic the "meanest, dumbest, astir bigoted" radical and "f---ing fascists."

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Scientific American editor-in-chief Laura Helmuth resigned aft calling Trump voters "fascists." (Getty Images)

"Every 4 years I retrieve wherefore I near Indiana (where I grew up) and retrieve wherefore I respect the radical who stayed and are trying to marque it little racist and sexist. The motivation arc of the beingness isn't going to crook itself," she wrote.

"Solidarity to everybody whose meanest, dumbest, astir bigoted high-school classmates are celebrating aboriginal results due to the fact that f--- them to the satellite and back," she said. Another station said, "I apologize to younger voters that my Gen X is truthful afloat of f---ing fascists."

Scientific American editor-in-chief Laura Helmuth referred to members of her procreation arsenic "f---ing fascists." (Bluesky screenshot)

Helmuth was criticized for her comments and X proprietor Elon Musk agreed with a idiosyncratic who said she seemed "like a governmental activistic who has taken implicit a technological institution." She aboriginal apologized, calling her comments "offensive and inappropriate." She besides clarified that they didn’t "reflect the position" of Scientific American.

"I respect and worth radical crossed the governmental spectrum. These posts, which I person deleted, bash not bespeak my beliefs; they were a mistaken look of daze and disorder astir the predetermination results," Helmuth said. "These posts, of course, bash not bespeak the presumption of Scientific American oregon my colleagues. I americium committed to civilian connection and editorial objectivity." 

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Scientific American editor-in-chief Laura Helmuth apologized aft referring Americans who voted for President-elect Donal Trump arsenic the "meanest, dumbest, astir bigoted" radical and "f---ing fascists."

Following the election, Helmuth besides shared a Scientific American article titled, "Election Grief Is Real. Here’s How to Cope," which featured comments from University of Minnesota emeritus prof and psychotherapist Pauline Boss.

Helmuth antecedently worked arsenic wellness and subject exertion astatine the Washington Post, integer quality manager astatine National Geographic, subject and wellness exertion astatine Slate, subject exertion astatine Smithsonian and a quality exertion and newsman astatine Science.

Scientific American, which was founded successful 1845, bills itself arsenic "the oldest continuously published mag successful the United States" and touts that it has tally articles by much than 200 Nobel Prize winners. 

Fox News Digital reached retired to Scientific American for remark but did not instantly person a response. 

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Fox News' Brian Flood contributed to this report.