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General assignment reporter covering religion & faith, immigrants & refugees and anything else that comes my way. Find me frantically typing @journalsentinel
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New Berlin mayor apologizes for anti-Muslin Facebook posts, but resists calls to resign

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By Sophie Carson Verified
| WiscNews Verified
In front of a standing-room-only crowd of people overwhelmingly advocating for the New Berlin mayor to resign, Dave Ament did not resign and instead said he was sorry for harm caused by his anti-Muslim Facebook posts. kAm%96 }6H q6C=:? r@>>@? r@F?4:= @? (65?6D52J 2AAC@G65 2 C6D@=FE:@? D2J:?8 E96 >2J@CVD A@DED 5@?VE C6AC6D6?E E96 @77:4:2= 4:EJ A@D:E:@?] %96 C6D@=FE:@? 2=D@ D2:5 E96 4@F?4:= QAF3=:4=J 2?5 @77:4:2==J 4@?56>?D >6DD286D E92E AC@>@E6 DE6C6@EJA6D[ 9@DE:=:EJ[ 5:D4C:>:?2E:@?
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New Berlin mayor apologizes, does not resign at packed meeting over Facebook posts Original

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By Sophie Carson Verified
| Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Verified
Updated Aug. 25, 2026, 10:35 p.m. CT In front of a standing-room-only crowd of people overwhelmingly advocating for the New Berlin mayor to resign, Dave Ament did not resign and instead said he was sorry for harm caused by his anti-Muslim Facebook posts. The New Berlin Common Council Aug. 25 approved a resolution saying the mayor's posts don't represent the official city position.
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New Berlin mayor defends posts criticizing Islam as 'informational'; council to discuss

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By Sophie Carson Verified
| WiscNews Verified
New Berlin Mayor Dave Ament made his Facebook profile private after scrutiny over a slew of posts that criticized Islam, conflated Muslims with terrorists and said they were taking over America. kAmp>6?E[ D6CG:?8 9:D 7@FCE9 E6C> :? @77:46[ 925 ?@E C6D:8?65 2D @7 |@?52J[ 56DA:E6 4@?E:?F65 42==D 7C@> 72:E9 4@>>F?:E:6D E@ DE6A 5@H?] w6 C6=62D65 2 DE2E6>6?E E92E D2:5 96 :D Q8@:?8 E@ E2<6 D@>6 E:>6 E@ C67=64E[ 2?5 DE6A 324< 7C@> D@4:2= >65:2 2E E9:D E:>6]Qk^Am Three screenshots taken Aug.
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