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Trump Appointee From Area Resigns Over Offensive Remarks Trump Appointee From Area Resigns Over Offensive Remarks
Trump Appointee From Area Resigns Over Offensive Remarks GREENWICH, Conn. -- An appointee in the Trump administration has resigned after a CNN report detailed a number of racist, sexist, anti-Muslim and anti-LGBT comments he made in radio interviews in 2013. Carl Higbie, a former Navy SEAL and media personality, had been appointed chief of external affairs for the Corporation for National and Community Service in 2017 after serving as a surrogate for President Donald Trump in the 2016 campaign, CNN reported. His duties under the role were to direct public image and messaging for the organization, which manages volunteer services like AmeriCorps. …