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Gov. Mike DeWine distances himself from Ohio Arts Council appointee who posted pro-Trump rant that called VP-elect Kamala Harris a ‘whore’ Updated Jan 08, 2021; Posted Jan 07, 2021 Gov. Mike DeWine distanced himself from Susan Allan Block, one of his appointees to the Ohio Arts Council, following Block's posting of incendiary pro-Trump social media messages supportive of election fraud conspiracy theories. (Ohio Arts Council) Facebook Share This story has been updated with comments from Block Communications. CLEVELAND, Ohio – Gov. Mike DeWine on Thursday distanced himself from one of...

Those who stormed the Capitol Wednesday came from a pro-Trump protest and were instructed by the president to direct their attention on the Capitol. Elected officials and journalists who were in a joint session of Congress at the time entered a lockdown amid the chaos, postponing the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral win, and when it was over, five people were dead. The stealthy editing “waters down the truth of what happened on Wednesday and is a disservice to our readers,” the union said in a statement, which added the changes “are also done in a political clima...

Ohio Arts Council board member Susan Allan Block resigned Friday after social media comments surfaced in which she referred to the vice president-elect Kamala Harris as a "whore" and called for "no peace" during the U.S. Capitol riots on Wednesday. DeWine announced Block's resignation early Friday afternoon without further comment. On Thursday, his spokeswoman had denounced the comments. Block, of Toledo, was first appointed to the unpaid council, which allocates state and federal money to Ohio artists and arts organizations, in 2016 by then-Gov. John Kasich. She was reappointed by DeWine...

An Ohio Arts Council board member resigned Friday after she appeared to voice her support earlier in the week on social media for the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Susan Allan Block, of Toledo, wrote on Facebook on Thursday, “No Peace! No Unity! No Concession! No legitimacy to a stolen election!" She also called Vice President-elect Kamala Harris a "whore." Her resignation was accepted on Friday by Gov. Mike DeWine, who had reappointed her in 2019 to the state agency that funds arts initiatives. She originally was named to the post in 2016 by then-Gov. John Kasich.  Prior to Block...

Ohio Arts Council member resigns after backlash from Facebook post about Kamala Harris, election Susan Allan Block has resigned from the Ohio Arts Council after widespread criticism of a post she made on social media. (Source: WTVG) By Tricia Ennis | January 8, 2021 at 2:42 PM EST - Updated January 8 at 5:50 PM TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Toledo’s Susan Allan Block has resigned from the Ohio Arts Council, according to Gov. DeWine’s office. Her resignation followed widespread criticism of a post she made on social media this week, including a statement from the governor’s office...