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South Carolina AD Ray Tanner calls for removal of Confederate flag

In the wake of the shootings at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina athletic director Ray Tanner has lent his voice to those calling for the removal of the Confederate flag on the Statehouse grounds in Columbia.

Tanner sent out this post on Twitter on Monday: “It is time to remove the flag. We are ONE!! #CharlestonStrong #Gamecocks.”

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley will hold a news conference at 4 p.m. Monday in Columbia to call for removal of the Confederate flag, The Post and Courier has reported.

USC football coach Steve Spurrier has long been on record against flying the flag on Statehouse grounds.