Liberal columnist, frequent MSNBC guest Elizabeth Drew mocks horrific murder of UK conservative David Amess - Fox News

Liberal journalist Elizabeth Drew is facing intense backlash over a tweet mocking the shocking murder of British Conservative Party MP Sir David Amess. .

Drew, a frequent MSNBC guest whose columns have appeared in The New York Times, The Daily Beast, Vanity Fair and Project Syndicate, took to Twitter amid the breaking news and poked fun at Amess' name.

"A perfect last name for a pol who's stabbed at a town meeting.

British lawmaker dies after being stabbed multiple times while meeting with constituents, police say David Amess," Drew wrote in the now-deleted tweet.

BRITISH CONSERVATIVE SIR DAVID AMESS DEAD AFTER BEING STABBED WHILE MEETING CONSTITUENTS

Essex police issued a statement following Amess' murder saying, "We are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident and do not believe there is an ongoing threat to the wider public." 

Former Prime Minister David Cameron said the incident was "very alarming and worrying." Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer said the incident was "horrific and deeply shocking."