3 candidates for Mizzou student government drop out after the discovery of offensive tweets

Three candidates for University of Missouri’s student government have dropped out after the discovery of offensive tweets.

Blaine Thomas and Claire Jacobs announced on Tuesday they were quitting the race for the position of Missouri Students Association’s president.

ABC 17 previously reported that the election process was suspended on Tuesday after the discovery of the tweets.

MSU vice-presidential candidate Caius Gillen was also accused of having derogatory tweets about women and black people. He removed himself from the race on Wednesday.

The campaign was reinstated after board members decided they could not punish candidates for comments posted before the election period.

A spokesperson for the university said the information has been forwarded to the Office for Civil Rights and Title IX.