Sanders group reverses, ditches aide who made anti-immigrant comments

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

The Bernie Sanders-inspired Our Revolution has cut ties with group president Nina Turner's personal consultant, following a public airing of anger from board members and staff over past anti-immigrant and pro-Donald Trump comments.

Turner announced that the group would stop paying Tezlyn Figaro on Wednesday afternoon. Turner had said as recently as Tuesday afternoon that Figaro would stay on, despite the complaints published in a POLITICO article on Monday.

An Our Revolution spokesperson declined to explain what had changed.

"Consistent with my practice of not disclosing employment matters, I will not comment further on Tezlyn Figaro other than to say that she is no longer with the organization. We wish her well," Turner said in a statement provided by the spokesperson.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/23/our-revolution-sanders-turner-figaro-605876

[Crash2Parties]

1. I've talked with not a few people who got very tired of

Sanders not doing the right thing until he was forced to do so.

This qualifies.

[rpannier]

5. He doesn't run the organization

[Demsrule86]

9. He has spoken at their functions.

I think hiring Tezlyn Figaro was a bad move...she is anti-immigrant and has supported Trump on Fox. She is frequently on Fox ...OR has not lived up to its expectations. Figaro was a friend of Turners...she plays favorites with hires and endorsements...pretty much what this group accused the DNC of doing.

[rpannier]

10. She was a terrible choice

But, I also feel that way about Nina Turner

[Demsrule86]

12. I agree completely. Both were terrible choices.

[DURHAM D]

2. lol "my practice of not disclosing employment matters"

She is so full of crap.

[4now]

3. took long enough

[rpannier]

6. Agreed

Should have been gone well before now

[comradebillyboy]

4. Our Revolution, winning friends wherever it goes.

[paleotn]

7. "Dang it! Don't say those things out loud!"

[FSogol]

8. Ix nay onyay immigrationyay

[Tom Rinaldo]

11. It's clear the OR Board forced Turner to reverse HER position on Figaro

The OR Board had already soured on Figaro. It was only Turner who was standing by Figaro. On Tuesday the news was:

Turner stated that Figaro “is still part of our staff,” though the matter is “under advisement by myself and the Our Revolution board of directors.”

I don't think Our Revolution so much "reversed" their position on Figaro, they hastened it, likely over Turner's objection. The politico story cited here goes on to report:

"Earlier this month, however, board members blocked Turner from promoting Figaro to be the group's chief of staff. They had compromised then by allowing Figaro to stay on for a few months as a consultant."

(Bolding above is my own)

I'm not a member of Our Revolution, but I support the position its Board has taken regarding Figaro