Washington, June 21 (RHC)-- One of the highest-ranking African Americans in the Trump administration has resigned in protest.  On Thursday, Mary Elizabeth Taylor submitted her resignation as the assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs. 

In her resignation letter, Taylor wrote: “The President’s comments and actions surrounding racial injustice and Black Americans cut sharply against my core values and convictions.”  Prior to her State Department post, she worked in the Trump White House and as an aide to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. 

At the White House, she helped shepherd more than 400 presidential appointments through the Senate confirmation process, including Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch.  During Gorsuch’s televised confirmation hearing, Taylor prominently sat behind him every day.