Ex-Marine Booted For Racism Runs For Kentucky Office

The military blog Task & Purpose reports:

A Marine who was kicked out of the Marine Corps after sharing white supremacist materials is now running for local office in Kentucky. Thomas Cade Martin is a candidate for District 4 Constable in Bullitt County.

“Martin’s premature discharge and rank are indicative of the fact that the character of his service was incongruent with Marine Corps’ expectations and standards,” Yvonne Carlock, a Marine spokeswoman, said at the time.

In an April 28 Facebook post, Martin claimed that he was a “victim of cancel culture” and said he “was discharged under honorable conditions and retained my earned benefits.”

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