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White House sign language interpreter turns out to be a far-right supporter

Sign language interpreter excommunicated from far-right group Facebook for conspiracy theories for presidential election fraudulent election
Online petition for “no interpretation” appeared

-The Joe Biden administration, which emphasized “inclusiveness,” introduced sign language interpretation for the first time in history at a regular press conference at the White House on the 25th, but interpreter Heather Mushaw (pictured) opened a Facebook page that interpreted the conspiracy arguments of the far right group in sign language It turns out that it was managed, and the wave is rising. On the online petition site, a petition to “ban the interpretation of mu-show” appeared.

The current affairs weekly magazine Time continued on a Facebook page titled “Hand of Freedom,” which Mu-Sho raised false claims and conspiracy theories about the 2020 U.S. presidential election allegations and the unprecedented invasion of Congress on the 6th by former president Donald Trump They reported that they had provided sign language interpretation. In a video from the past, he appeared wearing a red hat with the phrase “Make America Great Again (MAGA),” the 2016 presidential slogan of Trump.

On this page, “President Biden failed to legally win the presidential election” “Ex-President Barack Obama’s wife, Michelle, is transgender” “Malaria treatment hydroxychloroquine is effective in treating novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19)” There were several videos of conspiracy theories claimed by far-rightists as regulars. MU SHOW has worked as a sign language interpreter for many videos. The National Deaf People’s Association (NAD) filed a lawsuit against the administration last year, saying, “The Trump administration did not provide sign language interpretation at the Corona 19 regular press conference, which infringes the rights of the deaf. NAD Chairman Howard Rosenblum criticized, “We need to properly verify that the interpreter participating in the White House press conference is a person with appropriate qualifications.” Reporter Lim [email protected]Go to reporter page>

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