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July 28, 2025

Darren Beattie, Who Spoke at White Nationalist Gathering, Now Head of U.S. Institute of Peace
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The congressionally funded U.S. Institute of Peace has a new head: State
Department official Darren Beattie. During Trump's first term, Beattie
served as a White House speechwriter but was fired for speaking at a
gathering of prominent white nationalists. Last year, he posted a
message on X, writing, "Competent white men must be in charge if you
want things to work."


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