Friday, March 3, 2017

REVEALED: Top Trump aide Gorka worked with anti-Semitic and racist groups in Hungary

REVEALED: Top Trump aide Gorka worked with anti-Semitic and racist groups in Hungary

"Former Breitbart.com editor turned senior White House aide Sebastian Gorka worked with anti-Semitic and openly racist far-right political groups in Hungary before becoming a U.S. citizen. Forward.com reported Friday that an in-depth look at the British-born Gorka’s time in Hungary from 2002 to 2007 shows that he was heavily involved with the far right, including writing and editing for a newspaper known for its racist, anti-Jew content. “Gorka’s involvement with the far right includes co-founding a political party with former prominent members of Jobbik, a political party with a well-known history of anti-Semitism; repeatedly publishing articles in a newspaper known for its anti-Semitic and racist content; and attending events with some of Hungary’s most notorious extreme-right figures,” wrote Forward’s Lili Bayer. When asked about his connections to Hungary’s far-right, Bayer said, Gorka — whose parents are Hungarian — “instead pivoted to talk about his family’s history"."