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Nebraska state GOP senator admits party is ‘enabling white supremacy’

By Mike Brest
Published August 5, 2019 2:22pm ET
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Nebraska state GOP senator admits party is ‘enabling white supremacy’
Neb. state Sen. John McCollister of Omaha gestures during debate Tuesday, April 11, 2017, in Lincoln, Neb., on a proposal that would require online retailers to collect sales taxes if their gross revenue in Nebraska exceeds $100,000 or they conduct 200 or more transactions in the state. | (Nati Harnik/AP)

A Nebraska state GOP senator admitted that the Republican Party is “enabling white supremacy” on Sunday.

John McCollister, 72, who was first elected in 2014, criticized both his party and President Trump in a Sunday night Twitter thread.

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