BOISE, Idaho — Boise Mayor Lauren McLean told city and union leaders that she “will not tolerate anyone who tries to impede” an investigation into a retired Boise police captain with ties to an organization known for white supremacist views.
News broke over the weekend of retired Boise Police Capt. Matthew Bryngelson’s planned appearance as a speaker at the American Renaissance Conference. The conference is held by an organization that has published posts arguing that people of color are inherently less intelligent than white people and contribute more to crime and other societal ills.
McLean addressed union leaders and city officials publicly during a Monday morning bargaining meeting between the city and the Boise Police Department’s union. Just a day earlier, McLean issued a news release and called Bryngelson’s participation in the conference and contributions to American Renaissance “racist, dehumanizing propaganda.”
