10-14-2021, 08:05 AM
Swastika of syringes part of a COVID vax mandate protest
Walker cancels fundraiser with supporter who had swastika in her Twitter profile
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker canceled a fundraiser with a conservative film producer who until Wednesday used a rendering of a swastika as her Twitter profile picture.
Walkerâ€s campaign said in a statement that the event at the Texas home of Bettina Sofia Viviano-Langlais has been “called off,†hours after the campaign initially contended the symbol wasnâ€t a swastika but a sign of opposition to vaccine requirements.
The candidate had come under heated criticism after The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported details of the fundraiser hosted by Viviano-Langlais, who long featured a set of syringes arranged in a swastika as her Twitter profile picture. The Nazi symbol, which she removed shortly after the story published, is being used by some opponents of vaccine requirements in Texas.
Walkerâ€s campaign spokeswoman early Wednesday said the swastika is “clearly an anti-mandatory vaccination graphic.†In another statement hours later, the campaign disavowed Viviano-Langlais†usage of the symbol and said Walker opposed antisemitism and bigotry “in all forms.â€
“Despite the fact that the apparent intent behind the graphic was to condemn government vaccine mandates,†the campaign said, “the symbol used is very offensive and does not reflect the values of Herschel Walker or his campaign.â€
Democrats and other critics reacted with horror at both the swastika and the campaignâ€s initial reaction. The Jewish Democratic Council of America said the proud display of swastikas was “absolutely vile,†and the Jewish Democratic Womenâ€s Salon called it “beyond unacceptable.â€
“A swastika is a swastika,†the group added.
State Democrats also condemned the campaign for not immediately distancing itself from Viviano-Langlais†usage of the Nazi symbol.
“Herschel Walker defended a swastika, and canceling a fundraiser does not change the fact that he failed to condemn a hateful, anti-Semitic symbol,†Dan Gottlieb of the Democratic Party of Georgia said in a press release.
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Walker cancels fundraiser with supporter who had swastika in her Twitter profile
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker canceled a fundraiser with a conservative film producer who until Wednesday used a rendering of a swastika as her Twitter profile picture.
Walkerâ€s campaign said in a statement that the event at the Texas home of Bettina Sofia Viviano-Langlais has been “called off,†hours after the campaign initially contended the symbol wasnâ€t a swastika but a sign of opposition to vaccine requirements.
The candidate had come under heated criticism after The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported details of the fundraiser hosted by Viviano-Langlais, who long featured a set of syringes arranged in a swastika as her Twitter profile picture. The Nazi symbol, which she removed shortly after the story published, is being used by some opponents of vaccine requirements in Texas.
Walkerâ€s campaign spokeswoman early Wednesday said the swastika is “clearly an anti-mandatory vaccination graphic.†In another statement hours later, the campaign disavowed Viviano-Langlais†usage of the symbol and said Walker opposed antisemitism and bigotry “in all forms.â€
“Despite the fact that the apparent intent behind the graphic was to condemn government vaccine mandates,†the campaign said, “the symbol used is very offensive and does not reflect the values of Herschel Walker or his campaign.â€
Democrats and other critics reacted with horror at both the swastika and the campaignâ€s initial reaction. The Jewish Democratic Council of America said the proud display of swastikas was “absolutely vile,†and the Jewish Democratic Womenâ€s Salon called it “beyond unacceptable.â€
“A swastika is a swastika,†the group added.
State Democrats also condemned the campaign for not immediately distancing itself from Viviano-Langlais†usage of the Nazi symbol.
“Herschel Walker defended a swastika, and canceling a fundraiser does not change the fact that he failed to condemn a hateful, anti-Semitic symbol,†Dan Gottlieb of the Democratic Party of Georgia said in a press release.
full story .....
https://www.ajc.com/politics/politics-bl...RPEWQBC7Q/
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