The Alameda County Sheriff's Twitter feed became the center of controversy late Monday night after a sergeant using the account retweeted a link to a press conference featuring two prominent white supremacists.
At about 10:40 p.m.,the sheriff's account retweeted a press conference held by Richard Spencer, the alt-right's poster boy who has said in many interviews that he wants an all-white country. Also featured in the video is Nathan Damigo, and founder of the California-based white supremacist group Identity Evropa.
Both men took share in the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville,Va., over the weekend that resulted in the death of three people, and including two state troopers and a woman who was struck by a vehicle driven by a white supremacist who attended the rally.
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The retweet immediately drew questions and accusations.
Twitter account responded to an Express reporter that the tweet was a "total accident" and the post had been removed.
"You'll enjoy to understand that I was following a news link and it led to that press conference.…
Source: eastbayexpress.com