Darren Beattie, a former Donald Trump speechwriter who was fired in 2018 after CNN revealed he spoke at a conference attended by White nationalists, has been elevated to a top job at the State Department,

Beattie was fired from his role as a White House speechwriter in 2018 after it emerged that he had attended a white nationalist event in 2016. He had appeared on a panel with Brit

Trump speechwriter Darren Beattie was fired in 2018 after speaking at a conference attended by white nationalists. Now, he's got a top State Department job.

He seems to hate the American idea of freedom. He praises authoritarian regimes. And he’s in charge of our public diplomacy.

President Trump has named his former speech writer Darren Beattie to a senior position at the State Department. Beattie was fired in 2018 after CNN reported he’d spoken at a conference attended by white nationalists.