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Hawaii GOP official resigns after defending QAnon supporters in Twitter thread elisfkc2 / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0     HONOLULU (KITV) — UPDATE: As of Sunday night, the Hawaii GOP official behind the now deleted Twitter thread has resigned. Edwin Boyette, the state Republican Party’s Vice Chair of Communication sent his letter of resignation to Party Chair Shirlene Ostrov, claiming sole responsibility for the series of posts and announcing he would step down immediately: “Discussion of of some topics is ill suited to the forums of social media, and regardless of intent – only ser...

With former President Trump booted from Twitter and the White House, several state-level Republicans are rising to the occasion to fill the Trump-sized void by echoing his extreme rhetoric. A few days after President Biden’s inauguration, state Republicans in Arizona, Hawaii and Texas spent the weekend proving their loyalty to the former president as well as Trump’s bogus claims of widespread election fraud. The Oregon GOP added itself to the list on Monday as well. Even as the second Senate impeachment trial against Trump looms, state Republicans made clear that the former president’s...

ADVERTISEMENT The QAnon conspiracy theory gained momentum amid supporters of former President Trump According to KITV 4, the original post became flooded with comments criticizing the Hawaii GOP for supporting QAnon defenders. The Democratic Party of Hawaii issued a statement in response to the tweets, saying, “There is nothing patriotic in defending Q-Anon adherents. There is noting honorable in defending Proud Boy antics.” “We never thought we'd have to say it, but here we are…” the group wrote on Twitter.  We never thought we'd have to say it, but here we are... pic.twitter.com/...

'For the good of the party': Hawaii GOP official resigns over posts appearing to defend QAnon supporters Print this article 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. “Discussion of some topics is ill suited to the ...

Advertisement But the tweets did appear to give credence to some of QAnon's central beliefs, or at least coddle believers of the conspiracy theory by offering some support for their ideas. "What is the truth? There are highly networked groups of people with specific agendas. Factions and individuals within Government do abuse power - Peter Strozk, Steele Dossier, James Comey, FISA courts, and on," one tweet said, referencing examples of QAnon conspiracy-theory beliefs. "Powerful people do engage in abusive or predatory behavior." Boyette had previously shared similar ideas about QAnon on his ...