Reid Says Trump Must ‘Take Responsibility,’ Ditch Bannon
The shooter, a white man, posted photos of himself with the Confederate flag.
Reichert, who did not back Trump during the presidential campaign, said that many critics of Bannon are also calling people who voted for Trump racists.
While Congress does not have influence over the hirings, Sanders said he and Whitehouse want to ensure the American people are aware when Trump is reneging on some of his campaign promises. Sarah Palin and Minnesota Rep. Michelle Bachmann.
Jonathan Greenblatt, speaking Thursday at the opening of the ADL’s “Never Is Now” summit in NY, said currents on both the far right and far left have led to anti-Semitism’s resurgence. “They wouldn’t be a bunch of dykes that came from the Seven Sisters schools up in New England”.
While Bannon has contributed to Breitbart News as a writer, having penned at least 20 articles, he oversaw the website after founder Andrew Breitbart died in 2012.
Of course, on Breitbart’s own “official” guide to the alt-right, those claims are denied, hidden in pseudo-intellectual phrases such as “unapologetically embracing a new identity politics that prioritizes the interests of their own demographic” in place of white supremacy. “Virtually everyone who has contacted my office has expressed shock that Bannon, so closely linked to anti-Semitic and misogynistic opinions, will have the ear of the president”.
Reportedly, during today’s final day of the JFNA’s convention, their leadership has begun reconsidering in light of the grassroots pushback.
In response to this, Trump transition team advisor and former campaign mastermindKellyanne Conway said, “He should be very careful about characterizing somebody, in a legal sense, he thinks he’s just being some kind of political pundit there, but I would say be very careful about the way you characterize that”.
“I will say this, the website in question was a friendly site to the alt-right”.
For those who wanted to believe Trump when he said he will be president for all Americans, Bannon’s appointment is a bad blow. “We think of ourselves as virulently anti-establishment, particularly ‘anti-‘ the permanent political class”.
On Nov. 16, Barron tweeted: “Trump shouldn’t cave on Bannon”. Among other positions, the alt-right supports the mass deportation of illegal immigrants and rejects gay rights, civil rights, globalism, feminism and diversity.
Reid called on Trump to rescind the appointment and to do more to reach out to communities that have been struck by fear since the election.
Rep. Adam Schiff, of California, called the move “alarming”.
Also on Tuesday, outgoing Sen.
Peters, who represents the 52nd District, said he continues to “have had an open mind to President-elect Trump’s agenda” but added that “he has unquestionably failed his first test”.
The Jewish Federation, in a news release, wrote that it “strongly objects” to Bannon’s appointment and urged Trump to exclude from his team “those who seek to divide through the promotion of hate”.