U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett Statement's on Steven Bannon Appointment

U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett said this regarding Steve Bannon's appointment as senior advisor to the Trump administration:

Trump’s “diversity” – He just announced his first appointments which stretch all the way across the spectrum from Reince Priebus, the insider who has chaired the Republican National Committee for the last 5 years, to Steve Bannon as chief strategist. Before joining the Trump campaign a few months ago, Bannon headed the alt-right media outlet, Breitbart News, known for misogynist, racist, and xenophobic postings. The Anti-Defamation League CEO wrote, “It is a sad day when a man who presided over the premier website of the ‘alt-right’ – a loose-knit group of white nationalists and unabashed anti-Semites and racists—is slated to be a senior staff member in the ‘people’s house.’” The Southern Poverty Law Center posted that “Bannon has a long history of bigotry. He has insinuated that African-Americans are ‘naturally aggressive and violent.’” If this is to be the “strategy” of the Trump regime, we are in for a long struggle that must strategically utilize every nonviolent opposition tool available.