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Ohio Senator Husted Fires Staffer Over Extremist Posts

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  • Ohio Republican Senator Jon Husted fired staffer Stephen Woytek after extremist posts surfaced.
  • Woytek, a U.S. Army lieutenant and Citadel graduate, posted a Facebook image of an SS soldier and a Rhodesia-celebrating playlist.
  • Husted’s team said Woytek denied intent but showed poor judgment, prompting immediate termination.
  • Woytek told the Washington Post he rejects Nazi ideology and should have exercised better judgment online.