Article 5ERZF CPAC: Hyatt Hotels says stage resembling Nazi rune is 'abhorrent'

CPAC: Hyatt Hotels says stage resembling Nazi rune is 'abhorrent'

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Joanna Walters in New York and agency
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A photo of the stage went viral, with thousands of Twitter users comparing its distinctive design to an odal rune

The Hyatt Hotels Corporation called symbols of hate abhorrent" on Sunday after the design of a stage at the right-wing Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at one of its hotels drew comparisons to a Norse rune used by Nazis during the second world war

High-profile Republicans including former president Donald Trump were attending the four-day event in Orlando, Florida, as conflict raged between Trump allies and establishment politicians trying to distance the party from him.

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