Sam Clovis: Trump's pick for top science job called progressives 'race traitors'

Donald Trump ’s nominee to be the department of agriculture’s lead scientist used to run a blog that also likened Obama to a ‘communist’ and ‘dictator’Sam Clovis, who has been nominated by Donald Trump to be the Department of Agriculture ’s (USDA) top scientist, previously ran a blog where he called progressives “race traders and race ‘traitors’” and likened Barack Obama to a “communist” and a “dictator”. Clovis, previously a college professor and radio talkshow host in Iowa, wrote the blog for his show Impact with Clovis. The website has been taken downbut is archived.Continue reading...
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