{"id":125427,"date":"2021-02-12T10:15:23","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T15:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=125427"},"modified":"2021-02-12T10:27:12","modified_gmt":"2021-02-12T15:27:12","slug":"lincoln-projects-only-female-cofounder-says-culture-of-toxic-masculinity-drove-her-to-resign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lincoln-projects-only-female-cofounder-says-culture-of-toxic-masculinity-drove-her-to-resign\/","title":{"rendered":"Lincoln Project\u2019s Only Female Cofounder Says Culture of Toxic Masculinity Drove Her to Resign"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flincoln-projects-only-female-cofounder-says-culture-of-toxic-masculinity-drove-her-to-resign%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=125427&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/horn-e1613139185948.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Jennifer Horn, the only female cofounder of the Lincoln Project, issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.documentcloud.org\/documents\/20477910-horn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> Thursday shedding more light on the toxic culture that prompted her <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/sinking-ship-just-3-of-8-founding-members-remain-at-scandal-plagued-lincoln-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resignation<\/a>&nbsp;from the group last week.<\/p>\n<p>Horn initially said her decision was based on the &#8220;sickening&#8221; behavior of John Weaver, the Lincoln Project cofounder who was ousted from the group after being <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/john-weaver-sex-scandal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accused<\/a> by multiple young men of inappropriate sexual behavior. The Lincoln Project <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveSchmidtSES\/status\/1357857362384666625\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">responded<\/a> by accusing Horn of demanding more money than she was worth.<\/p>\n<div class=\"posts-content__category-widget md:hidden -ml-4 -mr-4 my-8 px-4 py-6 bg-gray-100\">\n<h4 class=\"mt-0 text-red-600 font-medium font-sans uppercase\">Recent Stories in Politics<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list-none p-0\">\n<li class><a class=\"text-black block mb-3 pb-3 border-b border-white\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/lincoln-project-toxic-masculinity\/\"><strong>Lincoln Project&#8217;s Only Female Cofounder Says Culture of Toxic Masculinity Drove Her to Resign<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li class><a class=\"text-black block mb-3 pb-3 border-b border-white\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/lincoln-project-posts-ex-employees-private-messages-deletes-after-being-told-its-against-the-law\/\"><strong>Lincoln Project Posts Ex-Employee&#8217;s Private Messages, Deletes After Being Told It&#8217;s Against the Law<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li class><a class=\"text-black block mb-3 pb-3 border-b border-white\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/john-fetterman-racism-scandal\/\"><strong>Democrats&#8217; Newest Political Crush Is \u2018Privileged&#8217; Harvard Grad Who Pointed Gun at Unarmed Black Man<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>In her statement on Thursday, Horn said this bullying behavior was typical given the Lincoln Project&#8217;s male-dominated culture. When the <em>New York Times<\/em> published a story on the Weaver scandal earlier this month, Horn said the Lincoln Project &#8220;released a statement without my knowledge or input.&#8221; When she expressed her disapproval to one of the group&#8217;s founders, she was &#8220;yelled at, demeaned, and lied to.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite her status as a cofounder, Horn said she was &#8220;never part of, or included in, the Lincoln Project&#8217;s inner circle&#8221; and was &#8220;earning a small fraction of what some of my male counterparts did.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Horn claimed that, in the course of her contract negotiations with the Lincoln Project, she demanded that the group &#8220;properly address the Weaver issue publicly and issue a call to action to take on sexual harassment and power imbalance\/exploitation issues.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>These demands were &#8220;rejected outright,&#8221; prompting Horn&#8217;s resignation and the Lincoln Project&#8217;s &#8220;angry&#8221; response, which she called &#8220;a direct assault on my character&#8221; that will likely persist as long as she continues to speak out.<\/p>\n<p>Hours after Horn&#8217;s statement was released, the Lincoln Project posted photos of what appeared to be a private Twitter conversation between Horn and Amanda Becker, a reporter for <em>19th News&nbsp;<\/em>who was working on a story about the group.<\/p>\n<p>The photos, which appeared to be taken by someone with access to Horn&#8217;s account, were quickly deleted after George Conway, the Lincoln Project cofounder who cut ties with the group in August, pointed out that posting the private conversation without Horn&#8217;s consent was &#8220;a violation of federal law.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-8 hide-print\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1526555381173-4\" class=\"mobile-250 desktop-90\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jennifer Horn, the only female cofounder of the Lincoln Project, issued a statement Thursday shedding more light on the toxic culture that prompted her resignation\u00a0from the group last week. 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