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Spokane GOP head resigns over white nationalist speaker
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The chair of the Spokane County Republican Party has resigned, one day after a video surfaced showing her defend a 22-year-old white nationalist.
The Spokesman-Review says Cecily Wright resigned late Wednesday.
Wright had come under fire Tuesday for introducing James Allsup during a July 11 meeting of the local conservative group Northwest Grassroots.
A prolific YouTuber known for racist taunts and extreme stances on immigration, Allsup now belongs to a white separatist group called Identity Evropa.
Read more: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/spokane-gop-head-resigns-over-white-nationalist-speaker/
