A high-ranking official with the Hawaii Republican Party confirmed Monday that he resigned after posting a series of tweets about the QAnon conspiracy theory on the official party account, saying its adherents shouldn’t be mocked. “We should make it abundantly clear the people who subscribed to the Q fiction, were largely motivated by a […]
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Donald Trump’s departure from the White House left a giant question mark hanging over American democracy: Would the GOP reckon with its embrace of Trumpism, or would it continue down the extremist path it has been traveling for years?
The evidence from the past few weeks has not been promising. But one of the most disturbing signs and one of the most underappreciated has been the wild behavior of certain state-level Republican parties in recent days. Three examples in Oregon, Hawaii, and Arizona really stick out.
On January 19, the Oregon Republican Party passed a resolution condemning the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump.
QAnon tweets on Hawaii GOPâs official account raise questions about partyâs direction
After a high-profile resignation over comments online, the Hawaii Republican Party tries to find its way By Rick Daysog | January 25, 2021 at 8:08 PM HST - Updated January 26 at 10:32 AM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - A high-ranking Hawaii GOP official has resigned over tweets supporting QAnon followers, but the controversy is raising new questions for the party.
Edwin Boyette, vice chair for communications for the Hawaii Republican Party, said his tweets on the partyâs Twitter account were âerrors in judgement.â
The partyâs chair said the tweets donât represent the views of the organization.