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The co-chair of the Marion County GOP, T. Waldmann-Williams, did not object to the flags when she first saw them in the parade on Saturday, according to the Des Moines Register.
“I decided on freedom of speech, thinking of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights and all of that, that they were owners of the trailer,” she told the Des Moines Register.
But after receiving complaints over the weekend, numerous county Republican leaders criticized the Golays’ decision to fly Confederate Flags. Ed Bull, the co-chair of the Marion County Republicans, denounced the use of the Confederate flags, and Iowa Republican Chairman Jeff Kaufmann told The Gazette that he was “utterly disgusted on multiple levels.” Gov. Branstad also condemned the Golays’ decision to fly the Confederate flags during the parade.
”— Iowa County GOP Members Resign Over Confederate Flags On Parade Float