Ohio GOP leader resigns over Trump-Putin Helsinki summit

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Ohio GOP leader resigns over Trump-Putin Helsinki summit
Kathleen Joyce


Chris Gagin, the chairman of Belmont County’s Republican Party, resigned on Monday following President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s press conference.  (Belmont County Republican Party)

A Republican Party chairman in an Ohio county announced his abrupt resignation Monday, citing President Trump’s Helsinki summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin and a "matter of conscience" as reasons behind his decision.

Chris Gagin, Belmont County Republican Party chairman, made the sudden announcement on Twitter. He had been the county's GOP chairman since April 2016, Cleveland.com reported.

“I remain a proud conservative and a Republican, but I resigned today as Belmont Co. Ohio GOP Chairman. I did so as a matter of conscience, and my sense of duty,” Gagin tweeted.

Read more at: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/07/17/ohio-gop-leader-resigns-over-trump-putin-helsinki-summit.html

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