Colorado Republicans remove party chair after his email attacking LGBTQ people, calling for Pride flag to be burned

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Colorado Republicans voted to remove GOP Party Chair Dave Williams on Aug. 24.

Colorado Republicans overwhelmingly voted to remove state party chairman Dave Williams by a vote of 161.66 to 12 on Saturday. Some people's votes only counted for a fraction of a full vote.The move comes after Williams sent an email attacking Pride Month and referring to the LGBTQ+ community as 'godless groomers.' He also called for the burning of all Pride flags on social media.

Since he took over as GOP chair, Williams has attacked Republicans who don't subscribe to his views and used state party resources to support his campaign for Congress.Williams has said those who sign the petition are 'weak establishment Republicans' who are 'waging civil war.' He said he wouldn't apologize even if it means losing his position.

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