https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemima...ns-over-trumps-protest-response/#116c10304935
KEY FACTS
Taylor resigned from her position as assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs in a five-paragraph letter on Thursday; she was the youngest person in history and only Black woman to have had the job, which she was appointed to in 2018.
In the letter, addressed to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Taylor said the President’s actions over the past few weeks “cut sharply against my core values and convictions.”
According to The Washington Post, Taylor is a lifelong Republican and loyal member of the administration who did pivotal behind-the-scenes work in her previous role working on nominations, helping shepherd over 400 presidential nominees through the Senate confirmation process, including Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch.
Taylor, who was a 2018 member of the Forbes 30 under 30 list in Law & Policy, appears to be the first high-profile resignation from the administration in protest of Trump’s response to the protests over the death of George Floyd.
KEY FACTS
Taylor resigned from her position as assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs in a five-paragraph letter on Thursday; she was the youngest person in history and only Black woman to have had the job, which she was appointed to in 2018.
In the letter, addressed to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Taylor said the President’s actions over the past few weeks “cut sharply against my core values and convictions.”
According to The Washington Post, Taylor is a lifelong Republican and loyal member of the administration who did pivotal behind-the-scenes work in her previous role working on nominations, helping shepherd over 400 presidential nominees through the Senate confirmation process, including Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch.
Taylor, who was a 2018 member of the Forbes 30 under 30 list in Law & Policy, appears to be the first high-profile resignation from the administration in protest of Trump’s response to the protests over the death of George Floyd.
