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Coast Guard member flashed ‘white power’ symbol during TV segment

By
Melkorka Licea
Published Sep. 15, 2018, 11:35 a.m. ET

A US Coast Guard member was yanked from his duties on the Hurricane Florence response team after making an “offensive” hand symbol during a MSNBC live TV segment, officials said.

The unidentified worker was sitting behind Sector Charleston Commanding Officer Capt. John Reed during the interview Friday, when he briefly looked at the camera and made the “OK” hand gesture behind his ear — seen by some as a symbol of “white power.”

The man seemed to try and camouflage the gesture by scratching his face during the Live with Ali Velshi interview, but it didn’t escape the eagle eyes of outraged social media users.

“Are you kidding me? This guy needs to be fired. Now,” tweeted user @MichKel5.

“Imagine being so racist that when you get the chance to be on TV, you flash your goofy WP hand sign while doing a desk job you are about to lose,” another user, Rich Hutzler, tweeted.

The Coast Guard was quick to respond to the online backlash.

“We are aware of the offensive video on twitter – the Coast Guard has identified the member and removed him from the response,” the agency tweeted Friday night. “His actions do not reflect those of the United States Coast Guard.”

The man will remain off duty pending an internal investigation, they said in a statement to media outlets.

The Coast Guard called the social media firestorm a “frustrating distraction” from their ongoing efforts during the devastating storm tearing through the Carolinas.