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February 4, 2025

"Competent White Men Must Be in Charge": White Supremacist Darren Beattie Gets State Department Role
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President Trump has named his former speech writer Darren Beattie to a
senior position at the State Department. Beattie was fired in 2018 after
CNN reported he'd spoken at a conference attended by white nationalists.
Last October, Beattie wrote, "Competent white men must be in charge if
you want things to work."


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