-‘MARY ELIZABETH TAYLOR’ RESIGNS HER POST AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS IN LIGHT OF PRESIDENT ‘DONALD TRUMP’S-‘ RESPONSE TO THE RISING RACIAL TENSIONS IN THE US-

Elizabeth Taylor, who’s one of the highest-ranking Black officials in the Trump administration, submitted her resignation letter to Secretary of State “Mike Pompeo”, writing that- her departure followed the ‘dictates of her conscience’. 

‘Moments of upheaval can change you, shift the trajectory of your life, and mold your character," Elizerbeth Taylor also wrote in the letter, according to The Washington Post. 

“The President's comments and actions surrounding racial injustice and Black Americans cut sharply against my core values and convictions." 

The lifelong Republican, ‘Mary Elizabeth Taylor’ had worked for the ‘Donald Trump’ administration since he took office in January 2017, and she previously worked with Senate Majority Leader ‘Mitch McConnell’. 

‘Taylor’s resignation appears to be the first high-profile departure prompted by -‘Donald Trump's response to demands to address police reform and racial inequality.