The chief spokesman for the Florida Republican Party, who is Hispanic, is leaving his job and joining a conservative organization due to differences with GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump. [In the age of Trump, Latino Republicans are anguished over what to do]Gaitan is not alone in finding a way to continue in Republican politics outside the GOP's official infrastructure to avoid questions about Trump. Wadi Gaitan, a former senior House Republican aide who focused on Hispanic affairs, becomes yet another high-profile Latino Republican official to leave his job because he can no longer tolerate defending and explaining Trump. The outreach earned plaudits from the Spanish-speaking political press corps. With debate over immigration reform dominating the discussion, he served as the lead Spanish-speaking spokesman for House Republicans and maintained close relationships with Spanish-language media outlets, including Univision, Telemundo and CNN en Español.

Source: Washington Post August 08, 2016 18:00 UTC