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Susan Diamond: Even Republicans should speak out against Bannon’s new role

Just because someone supports a candidate politically doesn’t mean that they have to endorse all their decisions. Jeff Denham is mute re: Steve Bannon’s appointment to Donald Trump’s White House team. Bannon’s great support and promotion of the most horrendous aspects of our culture, through his Breitbart website, is enough to disqualify him. Yet Denham apparently agrees with the neo-Nazi, white supremacist views sufficiently to remain on the sidelines. Shame on him!

Susan Diamond, Modesto

Editor’s note: Steve Bannon insists he and Breitbart are not racist, but that the webiste is “vibrant” with multiple viewpoints.

This story was originally published November 28, 2016 at 5:36 PM with the headline "Susan Diamond: Even Republicans should speak out against Bannon’s new role."

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