Austin Smith, AZ Rep. | X
Austin Smith, AZ Rep. | X
State Rep. Austin Smith (R-Ariz.) responded to a viral video posted on X showing the CEO of United Airlines, Scott Kirby, doing a drag performance. Kirby has been criticized for his DEI efforts within the company over recent years.
“If you ever wonder why everything has become so polarized is because bat sh*t crazy things like this are normalized when the vast majority of society just wants to be left alone and have a good job.” Smith said in a post on X. “DEI ruins everything.”
The video, posted by Libs of TikTok, showed Kirby crawling on the ground and dancing while wearing a wig and costume.
Before becoming CEO of United, Kirby was the company’s president from 2016 to 2020. He also worked as the president of American Airlines from 2013 to 2016, and before that, as president of US Airways from 2006 to 2013.
State Rep. Austin Smith was elected to the Arizona State House of Representatives in 2022. Smith is a fifth generation Arizonian, he grew up working in agricultural jobs before joining conservative grassroots movements and Turning Point USA.
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