A Republican official in Virginia is being pushed to resign by the native GOP after a Fb submit was found during which he used the N-word and floated the concept of "lynching" Secretary of Protection Lloyd Austin and different leaders in Washington, D.C.

The Republican Get together of Hampton, Virginia final week turned conscious of a February 2021 Fb submit by Hampton Electoral Board Chair David Dietrich. Within the submit, Dietrich attacked Austin—the primary Black Protection Secretary in U.S. historical past—and different Democratic leaders. The controversy was first reported by native WAVY Information 10.

Dietrich mentioned within the submit that Austin's efforts to root out white nationalists within the army was really a ploy "to take away conservative, freedom-loving Individuals from the roles." He mentioned Austin and different Democratic leaders are "vile and racist," describing them as "stinking" N-words.

"If it's a civil conflict they need, they'll get it in spades," he wrote. "Maybe one of the simplest ways to tug us again from the brink is an effective public lynching."

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A Republican official in Virginia is being pushed to resign by the native GOP after a racist Fb submit was found during which he used the N-word and floated the concept of "lynching" Secretary of Protection Lloyd Austin and different leaders in Washington, D.C. Above, Austin testifies earlier than the Senate Armed Companies Committee on April 7, 2022, in Washington, D.C. Win McNamee/Getty Pictures

On Thursday, the Hampton GOP known as on Dietrich to step down, reiterating the decision on Friday—sharing a screenshot of the submit. The native Republicans mentioned Dietrich had used "abhorrent and unacceptable racist language that has no place in our Get together or our Commonwealth." It mentioned it instantly known as on him to resign after studying of the submit.

"In mild of Mr. Dietrich's refusal to resign, the Hampton Metropolis Republican Get together has requested the chief decide of the Hampton Circuit Courtroom, the appointing authority for all electoral board members, to take away Mr. Dietrich from his place," the native Republican Get together mentioned.

"The Hampton Metropolis Republican Get together unequivocally condemns all types of racism and bigotry, and particularly condemns the language employed by Mr. Dietrich."

Philip Siff, chair of the native GOP, reiterated that he and different leaders "unequivocally condemn all types of racism and bigotry," in a Friday remark to WAVY. Siff mentioned that Dietrich was nonetheless refusing to resign.

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Newsweek reached out to the Hampton GOP and Dietrich for remark.

Austin, a retired four-star normal, was first introduced as President Joe Biden's decide to steer the Pentagon in December of 2020. He turned the primary Black secretary of protection in U.S. historical past after he was confirmed by the Senate on January 22, 2021—with a considerable bipartisan vote of 93 in favor to simply two senators opposed.

The Biden administration official retired from army responsibility in 2016 after 41 years of service. Along with CENTCOM commander, Austin served as vice chief of workers of the U.S. Military and director of the joint workers.