Rep. Matt Gaetz hires ex-White House aide ousted for white nationalist ties
Source: Politico
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) one of President Donald Trumps most avid supporters in Congress has hired an ex-White House speechwriter who was forced out last year amid scrutiny over his ties to white nationalists.
The Florida Republican announced Friday that former Trump administration aide, Darren Beattie, will join his Capitol Hill office.
Very proud to have the talented Dr. Darren Beattie helping our team as a Special Advisor for Speechwriting. Welcome on board! Gaetz tweeted Friday.
Beattie was fired from the White House in August 2018 after reports that he had delivered remarks at a 2016 conference, dubbed an "active hate group" by the Southern Poverty Law Center, alongside a well-known white nationalist, Richard Spencer.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/19/matt-gaetz-aide-white-nationalists-1283314
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Beattie is a very fine person. Ask Trump himself.
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,784 posts)Guilt by association.
madaboutharry
(40,209 posts)He never met a nazi he didn't like.
packman
(16,296 posts)So very proud of him that I post his booking pix for drunk driving every chance I get