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Assistant Secretary Nominee's Controversial Posts Resurface Amid Confirmation

9/27/2025

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Jeremy Carl, the nominee for Assistant Secretary of State, deleted thousands of inflammatory posts.
CNN reports many deleted posts remain accessible via the Internet Archive.
He called Capitol riot participants "political prisoners" and claimed they faced harsher conditions than Jim Crow.
The White House defends him, and his confirmation could influence United Nations policy and other international work.

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Story summary

Jeremy Carl, the nominee for Assistant Secretary of State, deleted thousands of inflammatory posts.
CNN reports many deleted posts remain accessible via the Internet Archive.
He called Capitol riot participants "political prisoners" and claimed they faced harsher conditions than Jim Crow.
The White House defends him, and his confirmation could influence United Nations policy and other international work.