GOP Official Who Called for 'Lynching' of Lloyd Austin Refuses to Resign

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

A Republican official in Virginia is being pushed to resign by the local GOP after a Facebook post was discovered in which he used the N-word and floated the idea of "lynching" Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and other leaders in Washington, D.C.

The Republican Party of Hampton, Virginia last week became aware of a February 2021 Facebook post by Hampton Electoral Board Chair David Dietrich. In the post, Dietrich attacked Austin—the first Black Defense Secretary in U.S. history—and other Democratic leaders. The controversy was first reported by local WAVY News 10.

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On Thursday, the Hampton GOP called on Dietrich to step down, reiterating the call on Friday—sharing a screenshot of the post. The local Republicans said Dietrich had used "abhorrent and unacceptable racist language that has no place in our Party or our Commonwealth." It said it immediately called on him to resign after learning of the post.

"In light of Mr. Dietrich's refusal to resign, the Hampton City Republican Party has asked the chief judge of the Hampton Circuit Court, the appointing authority for all electoral board members, to remove Mr. Dietrich from his position," the local Republican Party said.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-official-who-called-for-lynching-of-lloyd-austin-refuses-to-resign/ar-AAW15sY

[Diamond_Dog]

1. It just never ends with these disgusting racists.

[Caliman73]

2. Par for the course...

You used to be able to count on someone stepping down after such a disgusting statement but Conservatives have figured that they might be able to retain power through inertia. If they don't move, then maybe people won't be bothered enough to remove them. It has worked in the past so why not double down?

Here is the thing. I cannot say for certain, but I have a strong feeling that his colleagues don't really care about what he said, but more about him saying it in "public". It sounds like something that would just be "bravado" at the ol Country Club after a day of squash and a couple of martinis. The dude put it on Facebook and as such, it is the statement of the President of the Hampton City Republicans. They have to come down on a side now. To their credit, they are pressing the issue, but I would make a sizable wager that this is not the first time that the n word has been bandied about in that group. It is just that the quiet part came out loud.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

3. Racists call victims of racism racists because they date to expose racism

[keithbvadu2]

4. 1+