Jeb Bush’s new technology officer resigned Tuesday, after a series of juvenile tweets that mocked gays and women surfaced.
Ethan Czahor, the co-founder of Hipster.com, had been hired by Bush’s Super PAC, Right to Rise, and had agreed at the committee’s request Monday -- to delete a series of missives. But more postings surfaced Tuesday, including a Huffington Post report that a college-era Czahor had once “praised Martin Luther King Jr. for not speaking in ‘jibberish’ or ‘slang’ as well as for not wearing ‘pants sagged to his ankles.’ “
By Tuesday night, Bush’s political action committee said it had accepted the 31-year-old’s resignation.
“While Ethan has apologized for regrettable and insensitive comments, they do not reflect the views of Governor Bush or his organization and it is appropriate for him to step aside,” Bush spokeswoman Kristy Campbell said. “We wish him the best.”
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