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Eugene

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Tue Feb 25, 2025, 04:20 PM Feb 25

Idaho construction company has a lot of work to do after CEO's Nazi salute

Source: Idaho Statesman Editorial Board

Idaho construction company has a lot of work to do after CEO’s Nazi salute ǀ Opinion

The Editorial Board
Mon, February 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM EST 4 min read

What a refreshing turn of events on Monday after Tom Hill, CEO of Meridian-based ESI Construction, was caught on video making an apparent Nazi salute during a company event on Feb. 20.

After a couple of days of apologies and a backhanded statement of contrition from Hill, ESI announced Monday afternoon that he was resigning from his position as CEO.

Hill initially called it a failed attempt at humor and parody, saying he was mimicking Elon Musk and President Donald Trump in a political skit.

Since when is a Nazi salute humorous? There’s nothing funny about it.

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Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/idaho-construction-company-lot-ceo-230341749.html

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Idaho construction company has a lot of work to do after CEO's Nazi salute (Original Post) Eugene Feb 25 OP
Never funny? ... marble falls Feb 25 #1
I thought he had a lot of work to do for fellow Nazis, it is Idaho. dem4decades Feb 25 #2
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