Publisher pulls former Trump appointee Carl Higbie's book from market over racist remarks

[brooklynite]

Source: CNN

Former Trump administration appointee Carl Higbie's book is being pulled from the market by its publisher after CNN's KFile unearthed racist, sexist, anti-Muslim and anti-gay remarks Higbie made as a radio host.

Higbie, who resigned Thursday from his post as the chief of external affairs for the Corporation for National and Community Service, authored "Enemies, Foreign and Domestic," which was published by Post Hill Press in 2016 and covers his time as a Navy SEAL serving in Iraq.

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Higbie's page advertising his speaking services on the Premiere Speakers Bureau's website, which was active last week, has also been taken down. Premiere Speakers Bureau did not return a request for comment on the change.

In his former role, Higbie oversaw the public image and messaging for the federal agency that manages Americans in volunteer services like AmeriCorps and Senior Corps. Higbie resigned on Thursday after KFile published inflammatory comments he made about black Americans, Muslims, women, LGBT people, veterans suffering from PTSD and immigrants.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/22/politics/kfile-higbie-book-pulled/index.html

[mopinko]

1. so glad that asshole is gone.

americorp/city year is near and dear to my heart. he was absolutely unqualified for that post. city year esp serves both minority volunteers and minority communities.

[barbtries]

3. probably why trump put him there.

there's a definite pattern to trump's choices: hate what your department stands for.

[barbtries]

2. i really like it

when people like this face consequences. why hasn't trump? he's bottom of the barrel all of the bad things that higbie will be slithering off to oblivion over.