‘For the good of the party’: Hawaii GOP official resigns over posts appearing to defend QAnon supporters

Published January 25, 2021 7:33pm ET



A Hawaii Republican Party official has turned in his resignation after appearing to defend the QAnon conspiracy theory on Twitter using the party’s account.

Edwin Boyette, the vice chairman of communications for the state party, announced he was stepping down in a Sunday post on Facebook. He asked the GOP to accept his resignation “for the good of the party” and said he would be taking a break from social media.

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