Busted: GOP Senate candidate Tim Sheehy reportedly hired staffer who promoted racist posts
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Republican businessman Tim Sheehy, who is running for U.S. Senate in Montana, reportedly hired a staffer whose social media account liked and shared racist posts.The Daily Beast on Saturday published an exclusive piece alleging that the candidate "hired a campaign staffer with social media accounts and public statements emblematic of the fringe far right.""At first glance, Caleb Oriet’s social media accounts look typical of a young member of the fringe, online right, featuring likes and reposts...

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