Guess who was charged in the ‘Vote Trump’ arson of this church

Last updated on: December 23, 2016 at 8:52 pm by Bristol Palin

Guess who was charged in the ‘Vote Trump’ arson of this church 2016-12-23T20:52:34-05:00 Bristol Palin

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Can we please just retire this whole fake hate crimes thing? Remember when a Mississippi church was burned down, with “Vote Trump” written in graffiti on its walls?

People went nuts. This is the “Trump Effect,” they said. This is what happens when you select Donald Trump as the GOP nominee. Then, when he was actually elected, people really went nuts, using the “hate crime” reports from all over the nation to show that Republicans are racist.

Well, well, well… What do ya know?

A Mississippi man with a prior criminal record was arrested Wednesday in the burning of an African-American church that was spray-painted with the words “Vote Trump,” and the church’s bishop said the man is a member of the congregation.

The state fire marshal said investigators do not believe the fire was politically motivated, but there a signs it may have been done to appear that way.

Andrew McClinton, 45, of Leland, Mississippi, is scheduled to make an initial court appearance Thursday in Greenville — the city where Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church was burned and vandalized Nov. 1, a week before the presidential election.

McClinton is charged with first degree arson of a place of worship, said Warren Strain, spokesman for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety.

Hopewell Bishop Clarence Green said McClinton, who is African-American, is a member of the church.

Here’s the photo of the much-feared white nationalist:

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