Santana: Weaponizing the Pledge of Allegiance

Santana: Weaponizing the Pledge of Allegiance

Daniel Diaz found himself in a strange position as a reporter earlier this month when Santa Ana Mayor Valerie Amezcua surprised him, publicly asking him to lead the city council in the Pledge of Allegiance to the U.S. flag.  The timing of the request was odd for Amezcua, who rarely engages with the local press corps and declined to take questions for this story.  Amezcua publicly surprised Diaz – a young newspaper publisher from Santa Ana who co…