An engineer at the government's tech 'startup' quits 6 months into the Trump admin: 'The people with the matches are inside the house'

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July 5, 2017 10:32 PM

Noah Kunin planned to stay in public service under the Trump administration. Eight months later, he's concluded that Trump is undermining democratic norms.

Noah Kunin quit his job at the government's tech "startup," 18F, after realizing he was no longer comfortable in his role there.

Before the results of the presidential election were even finalized, Noah Kunin wrote a short blog post explaining why he would be staying at 18F, the United States Government's internal tech "startup."

oathpeople (emphasis added)," wrote Kunin in the widely-read post.

Now, just about eight months later, Kunin has announced via a second blog post that he's resigned his post in 18F, rather than be complicit in what he sees as the undermining of American democracy by the Trump administration.

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