As Maryland gubernatorial candidate Dan Cox (R) worked the crowd at his primary victory party this summer, a young man wearing a black polo shirt with a Proud Boys insignia offered a handshake and small gift to the newly minted GOP nominee for governor, the Washington Post reports.
Said the young man: “Here, this is a present from Maryland Proud Boys to you.”
“Cox accepted the gift, inspecting the small, black comb, then asked the man’s name and shook his hand.”
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