Ohio Senate campaign staffer used Nazi soldiers as profile photo
The campaign said Stephen Woytek was removed after reporting linked him to SS imagery and a Rhodesia playlist with songs added as recently as last month.
- Republican Sen Jon Husted's reelection campaign fired political director Stephen Woytek after The Washington Post reported his Facebook profile picture depicted Nazi soldiers from the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler division.
- The Post reported Woytek set his profile picture in 2018 to soldiers from the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler division and created a Spotify playlist titled "Tales From Rhodesia," a symbol embraced by White supremacists.
- Woytek denied embracing Nazi ideology, stating he participates in historical reenactments to "educate our younger generations" and acknowledged he should have "exercised better judgment when posting about my activities online."
- A Husted spokeswoman stated Woytek's activity displays a "complete lack of judgement and disregard for its impact on others," adding that "Sen Husted demands better of those who represent him."
- This incident occurs as Republican Sen Husted faces former Sen Sherrod Brown in the election; Husted's campaign cut ties with Woytek immediately upon learning of the posts from the newspaper's inquiry.
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Jon Husted political director out over Nazi SS photo, second campaign exit in two months
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GOP senator's top staffer posted Nazi content — and mourned white supremacist regime
Sen. Jon Husted's political director in Ohio's closely watched Senate race is out of a job after The Washington Post uncovered a trail of social media activity linking him to SS reenactment culture, Nazi memorabilia and playlists glorifying white-minority-ruled Rhodesia.Stephen Woytek, 25, had only ...
Husted Campaign Chief Had Nazis As Profile Photo
The Washington Post reports: A top campaign staffer for Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) once used a photo of SS soldiers as his Facebook profile photo and recently added to a public playlist of songs celebrating Rhodesia, a defunct White-minority-ruled nation often venerated by white supremacists, according to publicly available social media activity. The staffer, 25-year-old … The post Husted Campaign Chief Had Nazis As Profile Photo appeared first on…
GOP Senator Fires Campaign Staffer After WaPo Flags Nazi Profile Photo
Sen. Jon Husted’s campaign fired its political director after The Washington Post flagged a Nazi profile photo and a Spotify playlist dedicated to Rhodesia. The post GOP Senator Fires Campaign Staffer After WaPo Flags Nazi Profile Photo first appeared on Mediaite.
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