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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Gustaf Kilander

Florida paper under fire for running op-ed from Proud Boys wife defending group

REUTERS

The Sarasota Herald-Tribune has backtracked after publishing an op-ed by the wife of a member of the Proud Boys, saying that the guest essay “did not meet our standards”.

The column, published on Sunday, defended the alleged association between local candidates for school boards and the far-right extremist group. The guest essay suggested that the members of the group were just “caring parents” who had come under fire for their right-wing opinions.

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