Hawaii GOP leader resigns, blasts 'racism and sexism' in the party, seeks membership with Democrts

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A Hawaii Republican, who was demoted for speaking out against President Trump last month, has resigned from the party she once loved because she claims it has become poisoned by “racism and sexism.”

And she’s now seeking membership with the Democrats.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/hawaii-gop-leader-resigns-blasts-racism-sexism-joins-dems-article-1.3006415

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1. k&r

Hawaii state Rep. Beth Fukumoto says she’s leaving the Republican Party nearly two months after she was ousted as Hawaii’s House minority leader for criticizing President Trump.

“This election, I saw members of my party marginalizing and condemning minorities, ethnic or otherwise, and making demeaning comments towards women,” Rep. Beth Fukumoto wrote Wednesday in a letter announcing her decision. “So, when I listened as our now top office holder refused to condemn the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, speaking out didn’t seem like a choice.”

Fukumoto accused the Republican Party of allowing "elements of racism and sexism within the base” and not addressing Trump’s “unabashed prejudices.”

She said she plans to seek membership in the Democratic Party...


read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/325372-hawaii-state-lawmaker-resigns-from-the-republican-party

read resignation letter: https://lintvkhon.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/2017-3-22-resignation-letter.pdf

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