UPDATE:
Hampton Electoral Board Chair David Dietrich has resigned after allegedly making a racist post on Facebook. The Chairman of the Hampton GOP Phillip Siff called upon the appointing authority for all electoral board members to remove Dietrich after a post he allegedly made about Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, calling for him to be “lynched” — which is a federal crime. On Saturday, Governor Youngkin called on Dietrich to resign saying he would not accept racism in the Commonwealth.
Previous: Electoral Board Chair David Dietrich has been called upon to resign after allegedly making a racist post on Facebook. WAVY-TV reports the Chairman of the Hampton GOP Phillip Siff has called upon the appointing authority for all electoral board members to remove Dietrich after a post he allegedly made calling the racist post about Secretary of Defense Llyod Austin, calling for him to be “lynched” — which is a federal crime. See what is allegedly the post below. As of the last word, Siff said Dietrich refused to resign.
WARNING – the post that follows contains offensive language.
