Former Trump appointee resigns from Trump-aligned group after racist comments [View all]

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A former Trump administration appointee resigned from his position at the Trump-aligned America First Policies this week, after companies said they wouldn't contribute to the group because of his past racist comments, according to CNN.

In January, Carl Higbie resigned as chief of external affairs for the Corporation for National and Community Service, which runs AmeriCorps, after racist, sexist and anti-Muslim comments from his past came to light.

Despite the revelations, he joined the nonprofit America First Polices in March as its director of advocacy. The group has reportedly raised $26 million to support President Trump's agenda.

But Higbie and other staffers' past remarks led three corporate donors - CVS Health, Southern Company and Dow Chemical - to announce earlier this week that they would no longer donate to the group.

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