Republican Whip Addressed White Nationalist Group in 2002
Steve Scalise acknowledges addressing the David Duke-founded European-American Unity and Rights Organization.
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The No. 3 Republican in the House of Representatives is on the defensive after reports Monday that he addressed a white nationalist organization 12 years ago about a proposal he was pushing to eliminate slush funds.
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana addressed members of the European-American Unity and Rights Organization at a 2002 gathering in a New Orleans suburb. The news was first reported by CenLamar.com, a blog in his state. The group, which sometimes goes by its acronym EURO, was founded by former Ku Klux Klan leader and former Louisiana state Representative David Duke, and the Southern Poverty Law Center says it mostly exists to promote Duke's writing and books.