James England, a candidate for the Gaston County Board of Education in North Carolina, made the comment about Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
A Trump supporter running for a North Carolina school board has defended a racist Facebook post where he called Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot a"dumb monkey."
James England, a candidate for the Gaston County Board of Education, has shared several controversial posts on hisEngland, who lives in Gastonia, recently shared a meme that criticized Lightfoot, who is Black, over the high crime rate in her city, according to theHe told the newspaper that he stood by the remark and claimed he didn't call Lightfoot a monkey because she is Black. The comparison has long been used as a slur to denigrate Black people.
"Generally what I post is the damn truth. It's just a fact. We can't cover up the truth," England said."It's not because of her color. I've seen white people who look like monkeys," he said.Alongside a picture of Clint Eastwood and an orangutan, England wrote:"Clint hanging out in Chicago with the Mayor."England also defended a post from July where he called a Black man a"Black b*****d.
Alongside a picture that showed a Black man attacking a white man, England wrote:"The Black b*****ds need to be shot."that he still agreed with his remark, but conceded the use of the word"b*****d" was harsh.On his Facebook page, England regularly rails against Democrats and Black Lives Matter protesters, while expressing his support for the Confederate flag, law enforcement and President Donald Trump.
In recent posts, he has attacked the Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris, who is the first Black and South Asian American woman on a major party ticket, calling her an"idiot" and a"phony."
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