Recently, the Washington County Republican Party took to social media to call out Washington Financial Bank for election interference. The disagreement centered on a statement issued by the Mon Valley Alliance that was critical to former President Donald Trump after he mentioned the Borough of Charleroi during a campaign rally in Tucson, Arizona. Randy Patterson is the Vice President of Commercial Banking at Washington Financial and he is the Secretary of the Mon Valley Alliance. Republican Party Chairman Sean Logue called on the Washington County Commissioners to halt business dealings with the bank because of the statement. Michael Chaido, President and CEO of Washington Financial Bank investigated Logue’s claims and presented proof that Patterson had no idea that the statement was being issued without prior authorization from the MVA Board of Directors. Logue states that as a non-profit the MVA is not permitted to engage in political discourse. Chaido said that an agreement was reached between the parties where Washington Financial will issue a statement and the Washington County Republican Party would take down its post on Facebook.