Florida Republican Representative Matt Gaetz said on Twitter that he had hired Darren Beattie, who had left the White House last year after CNN announced in August that he had stepped in to the HL Mencken 2016 club conference, which regularly attracts famous white nationalists, such as Richard Spencer. participate.
"Very proud to have the talented Dr. Darren Beattie to help our team as a special advisor for speech writing." Welcome aboard! " Gaetz
tweeted.
Beattie also tweeted the news of her new position,
l & # 39; writing"I'm proud to advise @RepMattGaetz and thank him for his kind words."
Gaetz and Beattie's office did not respond to requests for comment on its scheduled start date.
The White House refused to tell CNN last year exactly when Beattie had left the White House as a speechwriter and was helping with policy development. Beattie confirmed to CNN that he had intervened at the conference, stressing that his speech was harmless.
"In 2016, I attended the Mencken conference in question and presented an independent academic speech entitled" The intelligentsia and the right. "I did not say anything reprehensible and I am totally disappointed. I agree with my remarks, "he told CNN's KFile in an e-mail last year. "It was an honor in my life to serve in the Trump administration, I love President Trump, who is a fearless American hero, and I continue to support him one hundred percent. have no other comments. "
Beattie, a former political science professor invited to Duke University, had previously signed a letter from academics to support President Donald Trump and accurately predict Trump's victory in 2016.
