NewsChannel5: “Members of the Franklin Board of Mayor and Alderman sternly rebuked controversial alderman and mayoral candidate Gabrielle Hanson Tuesday night, accusing her of sowing division in a once-peaceful city by inviting members of a hate group into the community.
But Hanson quickly shot back, refusing to condemn the white supremacists who came to a candidates forum last week allegedly to protect her. Hanson said her colleagues were witnessing the “spiritual repercussions” of their own decisions….
Last week, self-proclaimed white nationalist Brad Lewis and members of the Tennessee Active Club hate group made a show of force at a candidates forum. Lewis has made statements saying that they came at Hanson’s specific request.
Hanson told the board they were there because of their concern about “Antifa.”
“I’m not going to denounce anybody their right to be whatever it is they want to be — whether I agree with what they do in their personal life or not,” she added.”