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Trump appoints Leo Brent Bozell III, a defender of apartheid, as ambassador to South Africa (english.elpais.com)

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[–] Vorticity@lemmy.world 9 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Okay, seriously, can he do one thing that isn't objectively evil?

Edit: Not only was he nominated, he was confirmed in December and is CURRENTLY the US Ambassador to South Africa.

In 1987, Bozell and the NCPAC joined a coalition of groups opposed to the Reagan administration meeting with the president of the African National Congress, the leading anti-apartheid group in South Africa. Bozell wrote that he was "proud to become a member of the Coalition Against ANC Terrorism." In 2013 Bozell complained on Twitter that the mainstream media "mythologizes" the late anti-apartheid leader and first president of a post-apartheid South Africa, Nelson Mandela.[5]

The more I read about this guy, the worse it gets...