Florida Mom with Proud Boys Links Sparks Amanda Gorman Controversy
TL;DR
The Florida mother who led the effort to ban Amanda Gorman's poem in a Miami school has been found to have attended Proud Boys rallies and posted antisemitic content online. Daily Salinas, who sought to ban a series of books at the elementary school her children attend, including Gorman's poem, has been photographed at several Proud Boys events and posted about the far-right group on social media. Salinas has also posted antisemitic content online, including references to the Protocols of the Elders of Zion. She has apologized for the post and claimed she did not read the full text.
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