A diverse coalition of more than 50 civil rights and labor groups have come out against the nomination of Anthony Tata for undersecretary of defense for policy.
Tata also invoked plantation slavery to criticize an African American news anchor and repeatedly invoked the “birtherism” conspiracy theory about President Barack Obama.
Following the June 12 publication of a CNN story on Tata’s tweets, the retired general deleted several other controversial tweets.
The Wake County School System was mired in controversy during Tata’s time there, including allegations of violating various civil rights laws for refusing to provide Spanish-speaking parents with information related to special education services.
Tata was nominated for the post by President Donald Trump in June and isn’t the first Trump nominee to have a checkered past.
