[headline edited] Newton resident and Democratic activists Shawn Fitzgibbons has shared this 2016 Tweet and has some harsh criticism of City Councilor and Congressional candidate Jake Auchincloss on Blue Mass Group.

 

 

This article on Politico says that Auchincloss now considers that letter to be a “mistake.”

But asked about the letter this week,Β Auchincloss said he β€œshould have been a better ally….

 

...It was a mistake to focus on this distinction, and I wouldn’t do so today. My privilege allowed me to see this as a free speech issue, but I should have focused on the bigger, more important truth: the Confederate flag is a racist symbol of hate that has no place near a school―or frankly, anywhere in our society,” Auchincloss added.