Two state Republican Party leaders in Delaware are facing backlash for comments on Facebook that their colleagues called homophobic and anti-Semitic
New Castle County Republican Party Chairman Chris Rowe, is resigning at the request of party leaders after he used a derogatory term for a gay man in a Facebook post, the Delaware Republican Party said in a statement on Thursday."His comment was offensive and did not reflect the values of respect and tolerance held dear by the Delaware Republican Party," Jane Brady, chair of the Delaware Republican Party, said in the statement.
CNN has emailed the Sussex County GOP and Jordan for comment, but has not received a response.Rowe told CNN that he would be publishing a response within the next 24 hours, along with his resignation. He declined to comment further.The two have not yet publicly apologizedRowe defended his use of the anti-gay slur in a post on the GOP of New Castle County's Facebook page, calling it"locker room talk between 2 men." He said it was used in a conversation with a close friend.
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