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Why would a Democratic lawmaker in Buffalo be afraid of losing his assembly seat by taking a stand against white supremacy?
According to the now ousted staffers, Mr Burke planned to make a speech on the Assembly floor condemning white supremacy and the debunked “great replacement theory” that suspect Payton Gendron touted in a disturbing online manifesto.
The lawmaker then allegedly had a sudden change of heart and canned the idea hours later, they claimed.
When the staffers then tried to encourage him to that he needed to call out the issue, they claimed he told them he didn’t want to risk losing his seat by taking a stand over white supremacy.
The trio said they were then fired over the disagreement.
“The direct quote was, ‘I’m not giving up my seat for this issue,’” said Mr Dearing.
According to the now ousted staffers, Mr Burke planned to make a speech on the Assembly floor condemning white supremacy and the debunked “great replacement theory” that suspect Payton Gendron touted in a disturbing online manifesto.
The lawmaker then allegedly had a sudden change of heart and canned the idea hours later, they claimed.
When the staffers then tried to encourage him to that he needed to call out the issue, they claimed he told them he didn’t want to risk losing his seat by taking a stand over white supremacy.
The trio said they were then fired over the disagreement.
“The direct quote was, ‘I’m not giving up my seat for this issue,’” said Mr Dearing.