Trump appointee Carl Higbie resigns

The following article by Brett Samuels was posted on the Hill website January 18, 2018:


Trump appointee Carl Higbie resigns
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A Trump administration appointee resigned Thursday after CNN reported on his past use of racist, sexist, anti-Muslim language on the radio.

Carl Higbie resigned as chief of external affairs for the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), a spokeswoman for the department told CNN.

Higbie declined a request for comment from The Hill.

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