The Bernie Sanders-inspired Our Revolution cut ties with a consultant after POLITICO reported about her alleged anti-immigrant and pro-Donald Trump comments. | Alex Wong/Getty Images Sanders group reverses, ditches aide who made anti-immigrant comments

The Bernie Sanders-inspired Our Revolution has cut ties with group president Nina Turner's personal consultant, following a public airing of anger from board members and staff over past anti-immigrant and pro-Donald Trump comments.

Turner announced that the group would stop paying Tezlyn Figaro on Wednesday afternoon. Turner had said as recently as Tuesday afternoon that Figaro would stay on, despite the complaints published in a POLITICO article on Monday.


An Our Revolution spokesperson declined to explain what had changed.

"Consistent with my practice of not disclosing employment matters, I will not comment further on Tezlyn Figaro other than to say that she is no longer with the organization. We wish her well," Turner said in a statement provided by the spokesperson.

Last Friday, Turner told POLITICO she was "really surprised" to hear the group’s board of directors had complaints about Our Revolution. Earlier this month, however, board members blocked Turner from promoting Figaro to be the group's chief of staff. They had compromised then by allowing Figaro to stay on for a few months as a consultant.

"I do have purview over staffing, and that’s just it," Turner said on Friday.

But Turner's decision to retain Figaro had led to ongoing complaints, in public and private, that she was betraying the values of the progressive organization.

