WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals have let go of a community relations executive, sources told The Athletic on Friday, three days after a conservative group posted a hidden camera conversation in which the employee discussed internal deliberations about everything from an alleged social media ban on a Catholic pitcher to relationships with defense contractors and the organization’s efforts to placate President Trump.The video, which racked up 4 million views on X since it was posted on Tuesday, appeared to capture former Nationals director of community relations Sean Hudson talking in a public setting with an undercover “citizen journalist” from the O’Keefe Media Group.The group was founded by James O’Keefe, who had also founded Project Veritas before leaving the company in February 2023. Project Veritas has been known to use deceptive techniques to record videos secretly and has, in the past, been accused of selective editing.The team did not comment on his employment status, as it does not discuss personnel matters publicly. The cause for his termination was not immediately clear.Hudson did not respond to multiple attempts to reach him for comment via phone calls and messages sent to his social media accounts, some of which have since been deleted.In the video, Hudson said the team avoided using Trevor Williams in certain team social media content after the pitcher — a devout Catholic — condemned the Los Angeles Dodgers for hosting the Sisterhood of Perpetual Indulgence at their stadium in 2023. Some Catholic groups have criticized the organization for satirizing and mocking the religion with provocative costumes.A spokesperson for the Nationals said the team had issued no such directive, noting that Williams is currently injured and has been featured in posts over the last couple of seasons. Hudson is also not on the Nationals’ social team.