Trump Put a Right-Wing Radio Host in Charge of a National Park. Emails Show the Chaos That Ensued. – Mother Jones

Trump put a right-wing radio host in charge of a national park. Emails show the chaos that ensued.

Michael Savage used his position at San Francisco’s Presidio to stir up a controversy over Japanese American internment.

via Mother Jones: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/04/michael-savage-donald-trump-presidio-trust-san-francisco/

The speaker was silenced after less than a minute, but this exposure to a small dose of public criticism incensed Savage. After the meeting, he fired off an email to Grayson and trust administrators demanding, “WHO PERMITTED THE LAST SPEAKER TO ATTACK ME? HOW DID SHE GET ON THE LIST OF ‘APPROVED SPEAKERS’?” Fraser responded that public comments at board meetings are not pre-screened. “[W]e are required under the First Amendment not to censor people however offensive their comments might be,” she wrote. Savage snapped, “Yes, I am aware of the ‘law’. Do not appreciate your lecture. Not what I asked. How did this hateful person get to be chosen?…Did she indicate she wanted to verbally abuse my good name?” Fraser emailed Grayson and Benioff that she would appreciate their assistance “in helping Dr Weiner understand how public meetings work.”