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Iowa Lawmaker Leaves Republican Party over Trump Comments

Iowa Lawmaker Leaves Republican Party over Trump Comments

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A long-time state legislator from northwest Iowa says he’s leaving the Republican Party because of what he calls Donald Trump’s “racist” rants about a federal judge.
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State Senator David Johnson of Ocheyedan switched his voter registration to “no party”.
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Johnson says Trump represents a “looming disaster” for the G-O-P and Johnson says he hopes his announcement triggers a response from party leaders.

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