Wadi Gaitan, the chief spokesman for the Florida GOP who is Hispanic, is leaving his post to join the grassroots conservative organization the LIBRE Initiative, backed by billionaires Charles and David Koch.

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"I’m thankful for my almost two years with the Florida GOP, however, moving on gives me a great, new opportunity to continue promoting free market solutions while avoiding efforts that support Donald Trump," Gaitan said in a statement reported by BuzzFeed and The Washington Post.



The Post noted that LIBRE and the nonprofit's executive director, Daniel Garza, are active in Hispanic communities across the country, spending heavily in an attempt to draw Latino voters to support conservative policies without advocating on behalf of political candidates.

Other Hispanic GOP officials have left positions in the party now headed by Trump, who has caught flak over his outspoken positions on immigrants from Mexico.