The North Carolina Republican Party withdraws its support for a candidate for the state’s General Assembly over his racist and anti-Semitic statements.
Russell Walker, 75, won the Republican primary for North Caroline’s District 48 General Assembly seat in May.
“The North Carolina Republican House Caucus and our members will not support Mr. Walker’s campaign given his comments and actions,” said Rep. John Szoka, North Carolina House Republican Caucus conference chairman, in a statement yesterday. “While Mr. Walker won the Republican primary, his rhetoric and actions have no place in the Republican Party, and he should strongly consider withdrawing his candidacy.”
A website that Walker has claimed to own includes essays that say God is a racist white supremacist and that Jews are descended from Satan. Walker has authored multiple essays and other articles on the site and has said it belongs to him, the Raleigh-based News & Observer reported.
— JTA
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