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Congressman Mark Pocan is among those calling for Donald Trump to walk back one of his first decisions as president-elect: picking Stephen Bannon, head of the alt-right website Breitbart News, as his chief strategist.

Bannon’s role in the forthcoming Trump administration was announced Sunday. Bannon has been the chief executive of Trump’s campaign since August.

On Tuesday, Pocan, who represents south-central Wisconsin, joined a list of more than 100 congressional Democrats who are objecting. In a statement posted to his Twitter account, Pocan, D-Black Earth, said, “Bannon has a long track record of anti-Semitism and sexism and is revered by white nationalists and the KKK.

“He has built a career on spreading bigotry and hatred as the head of Breitbart News,” Pocan said. “Someone who stokes racism has no place in any administration and Trump should immediately withdraw his appointment.”

Under Bannon’s tenure, Breitbart pushed a nationalist agenda and became one of the leading outlets of the so-called alt-right — a movement often associated with white supremacist ideas that oppose multiculturalism and defend “Western values.”