Council member resigns LGBT Republican group after Trump endorses

A board member of the conservative LGBT group Log Cabin Republicans resigned on Monday as a result of the organization's decision to approve President TrumpHarry Reid: "The decriminalization of border crossings is not something that should be at the top of the list" Recessions happen when presidents neglect fundamental issues MOREre-election offer of 2020.

Jennifer Horn announced the decision in a letter to the group's president and vice-president, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday.

Log Cabin Republican President Robert Kabel and Vice President Jill Homan announced the approval in an opinion piece released Wednesday by the Washington Post.

They attributed to Trump the suppression of LGBT rights as a recurring problem within the Republican Party, citing his government's commitment to stop the spread of HIV / AIDS as well as its efforts to bring other countries to comply with modern human rights standards.

Horn, however, told the Post that she had made the decision a long time ago not to support Trump and that she could no longer be a member of the board of directors. organization after last week's approval.

"There is no world where I can sit at the dining room table and explain to my kids that I have just been supporting Donald Trump as president," Horn said. "It's against everything I've taught them about what it means to be a good, principled, good society member."

Log Cabin Republicans said their national board of directors made the decision to support Trump after consulting with locals across the country.

In her letter to Kabel and Homan, Horn stated that she disagreed with the approval because of Trump's regular verbal aggression against women, immigrants, elected members of Congress, members of the party who do not agree with him on the policy or principles and his willingness to stir up racial groups. anger and unrest to advance one's own political ambitions overthrow all the founding principles of our great nation. "

She also cited "the efforts of the administration to roll back the protections of civil rights through the DOJ", as well as the political decisions of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Labor, which motivated its resignation, according to the Post Office.

Log Cabin Republican spokesman Charles Moran thanked Horn for his service to the group.

"We understand how much she has been struggling since she recently held the position of Bill WeldWilliam (Bill) WeldPhysician: Biden "more than able" to handle the rigors of the campaign, a White House board member resigns from LGBT Republican group after Trump's endorsement Trump's challenger: "All bets are valid "if I win the New Hampshire primary PLUSThe campaign manager of the company and the chapter she helped found at NH also voted in favor of President Trump, "said Moran in a statement to The Hill.

Horn was campaign manager for former Massachusetts governor, Bill Weld, Trump's only major challenger at GOP, from April to June.

Updated at 12:38