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DNC Pulls Women's March Sponsorship Amid Anti-Semitism Controversy
Just two years after the original Women’s March drew widespread support and millions of participants nationwide, the 2019 edition has lost all of its major supporters.
The Democratic National Committee is the latest group to remove itself from the organization’s list of sponsors ahead of Saturday’s event.
While DNC officials did not provide an explanation for their decision, the move closely follows a Monday interview on ABC’s The View in which one of the March’s leaders failed to denounce Louis Farrakhan.
Tamika Mallory, co-president of the organization, has come under scrutiny in recent months for purportedly holding anti-Semitic views. Criticism intensified Monday, when Mallory appeared to justify her support for Farrakhan, the Nation of Islam leader who is known for making numerous anti-Semitic remarks, including calling Jews “satanic,” and likening them to termites.
http://fortune.com/2019/01/16/womens-march-sponsors-anti-semitism/
Good for the DNC. They are 'putting their money where their mouth is', so to speak.
Just two years after the original Women’s March drew widespread support and millions of participants nationwide, the 2019 edition has lost all of its major supporters.
The Democratic National Committee is the latest group to remove itself from the organization’s list of sponsors ahead of Saturday’s event.
While DNC officials did not provide an explanation for their decision, the move closely follows a Monday interview on ABC’s The View in which one of the March’s leaders failed to denounce Louis Farrakhan.
Tamika Mallory, co-president of the organization, has come under scrutiny in recent months for purportedly holding anti-Semitic views. Criticism intensified Monday, when Mallory appeared to justify her support for Farrakhan, the Nation of Islam leader who is known for making numerous anti-Semitic remarks, including calling Jews “satanic,” and likening them to termites.
http://fortune.com/2019/01/16/womens-march-sponsors-anti-semitism/
Good for the DNC. They are 'putting their money where their mouth is', so to speak.