American Legion removes Escondido post commander from national leadership over ProudBoys affiliation

[Zorro]

Social media accounts linked to local American Legion leader bragged about violence at Yorba Linda protest and recent Proud Boy rally in D.C.

An Escondido American Legion post commander has been removed by the veterans service organization from two national leadership roles after he bragged on social media about participating in a street brawl and joining the Proud Boys, the California state commander said Saturday.

Photos shared on two social media accounts show J.B. Clark Post 149 Commander Michael Sobczak, 56, wearing a Proud Boys jacket and marching along with other Proud Boys during a Dec. 12 pro-Trump rally in Washington, D.C. that eventually turned violent.

In a video shared on a personal Facebook account under the name “Mick Florio,” Sobczak describes a beating he says he gave an anti-Trump activist in self defense during an earlier protest in Yorba Linda in Orange County.

The Southern Poverty Law Center classifies the Proud Boys as a hate group, and the Anti-Defamation League describes the organization as a gang.

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2021-01-03/american-legion-investigating-escondido-post-commander-after-street-brawls-and-proud-boy-declaration

[AllyCat]

1. Good! It's like having a freakin' Klansman run your post

Of folks who proudly served our country? Out, out damn spot!

[Zorro]

2. It's actually national leadership roles he's being removed from

The local Escondido post has to vote to remove him.