Anning refused to apologize, but said he hadn’t meant to invoke the Nazis with his remarks. It isn’t the only time Anning has seemed to flirt with the views espoused by white nationalists. Anning ran for Australia’s House of Representatives on the One Nation ticket in 1998 but was unsuccessful. In October 2017, he was ejected from the Senate, and Anning, the next runner-up, took his seat the following month. racist.”“In the overall scheme of things, his views don’t appear to be gaining resonance to the extent that Mr. Anning would have us believe,” Ghazarian said.

Source: Washington Post March 18, 2019 10:38 UTC