Two California Democrats in Orange County who called for the John Wayne Airport to be renamed are speaking out after the late American icon’s son, Ethan Wayne, came to his defense on Monday.
Fred Smoller and Dr. Michael Moodian are two of the three politicians in Orange County, Calif., whose names are listed on the resolution that calls for John Wayne’s name and likenesses to be removed from the airport over his past “racist and bigoted statements” decades ago.
In a statement to Fox News, they now call out the actor's son for proclaiming that John Wayne was not a racist. “It is commendable – though not surprising – that Ethan Wayne would come to the defense of his famous father.
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