Trump's Cabinet Nominees
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Andy Puzder is withdrawing his nomination. It's clear that he doesn't have the votes from the GOP and was forced to withdraw rather than provide another embarrassing loss for the Trump administration by losing the vote in the Senate. It is still a huge loss for Trump coming on the heels of the continuing Flynn debacle. Puzder was sunk by his own lack of commitment and unwillingness to provide his paperwork, reports of spousal abuse, and charges of rampant wage theft.
Puzder withdraws nomination for Labor secretary | TheHill
Puzder withdraws nomination for Labor secretary | TheHill
When you consider some of the rotten mackerels that have passed the nomination process, he must be one serious stinkaroo to have failed.
good point. It has become obvious that the bar for this regime is rather low.It is becoming more obvious the the lunatic in chief has no clue as to what he is ding. Or how to even go about dealing wth the issues arising. His fal back position is :how well he won in the election and the media is fake news. The question is: what in heck does this looonie tunes gov't have to do before his supporters see the reality of what is taking place???
and let not go into "give him a chance"......as that is just making excuses for his incompetence. He should have been preparing for the job from the moment he deiced ed to run.... and learning all he could as to what it entails..... Not just playing for the camera as if it is one giant reality show and hie is the central character. It seems as if he thought he could con and manipulate hi sway into the role of POTUS and then keep manipulating and BS ing his was thought the job. Thank fully he is wrong as he is getting plenty of push back as he should He has gotten away with his behavior all his live like a spoinlt child and thought he was invincible. Even the Republicans are pushing for investigation into his conduct and those of his team.
What is really tragic is that the chaos created by this incompetency is leaving the USofA even more vulnerable. N.Kora is acting out, Russia is acting out , (they callit testing the new3 leadership) and other areas are showing signs of bubbling issues. Meanwhile the lunatic is tweeting pure CRAP" trying to justify his existence in Washington.let alone his actions. The right had does not even know there is a left hand.His inconsistency is almost psychotic in nature. One day he fires a person.the next day he extols h;is virtues. What the ???He seems to operate by the motto of: If one cannot beat them with brains , one baffles them with BS. " One cannot hep but wonder what he will do should a real emergency arise.... as so far he is sorely lacking in the leadership and organizational skills. He seems to kike the title and position of POTUS...but is not too crazy about the actual job
Did I at any time use the word point?
Let me clarify my posirioin as a me allinged entity. I 'm the most important thing in the universe.
Old hinglish spelling.
Did I at any time use the word point?
Let me clarify my posirioin as a me allinged entity. I 'm the most important thing in the universe.
Old hinglish spelling.
You're the leader of the Party of the First Part?
Three weeks later...........
I've noticed that the VP is not playing as prominent a role in the public eye as he was when you posted your comments, OB. I wonder how much that had to do with how well Pence was received when spoke prior to Trump's rants at special events? Maybe the Pres got a little jealous of the good press and decided he needed to be out of the public eye for awhile. It would be just like him.
The real power in the administration lies in the hands of Bannon. I could see his plans at work as various positions were being filled and I realized that almost to a person, they were the complete antithesis of what a less decidedly right wing administration would surely haven chosen.
I wonder how many of the 25 million new jobs that Trump promised in the next decade will actually be created. The factories may very well come back but the new ones will be run by robots - not humans. Robots and mechanization are the future of manufacturing, the consequences of which will be an increase - not decrease - in unemployment. Mind you, Bannon's plan is to eliminate immigration - all immigration. Might be able to scare a few million right there.
He's not Kenny Rogers or Johnny Cash, JLM. He's a product of his own imagination and reality TV. I will give him this, he is utterly and completely devoted to being Donald J Trump every waking moment of the day. In that role, he fulfills his part faithfully.
Larry Elder Verified account @larryelder 
A person can change a lot in 8 years especially if they are politically motivated, Loc.
A douche bag fulfills its part faithfully. A hemorrhoid fulfills its part faithfully. Shall I go on.
"Here was a man who talked gleefully about dumping staff for robots: “They’re always polite, they always upsell, they never take a vacation, they never show up late, there’s never a slip-and-fall, or an age, sex or race discrimination case,” he told Business Insider last year.
He told Bloomberg BusinessWeek his firm was hiring “the best of the worst. It’s kind of the bottom of the pool.” And in his first memo to Hardee’s managers, he wrote: “No more people behind the counter unless they have all their teeth.”
His company, famous for racy – or sexist, depending on your views – ads reported “disturbing” rates of sexual harassment, according to a recent report."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/andrew-puzder-nomination-trump-presidency-trend
A douche bag fulfills its part faithfully. A hemorrhoid fulfills its part faithfully. Shall I go on.
I get the picture, Cliffy.
Donald Trump’s new Labor secretary nominee, Alexander Acosta, has little in common with the former nominee, Andrew Puzder.
Acosta, the dean of Florida International University Law School, is a Harvard-trained lawyer who has served as assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida. Acosta was the first Hispanic who held the rank of assistant attorney general.
According to the Florida International University (FLU) website, Acosta is also the chairman of U.S. Century Bank, which is the largest domestically-owned Hispanic community bank in Florida.
He also served on the National Labor Relations Board for a year -- from 2002 to 2003 -- as a Republican member of the board under President George W. Bush. The FLU website also notes that Acosta “participated in or authored” over 125 opinions.
As a candidate who who has been Senate-confirmed three times -- a point that the president raised when he announced Acosta’s nomination -- Acosta seems unlikely to face the same obstacles to confirmation faced by Puzder, who withdrew Wednesday, after it was apparent that he might not muster the Republican support necessary to be confirmed.
Who is R. Alexander Acosta, Trump's labor secretary pick? - CBS News
"He was then appointed to be U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, where he went after high-profile defendants such as Jack Abramoff and UBS, resulting in the Swiss bank paying more than $750 million in fines for a tax-avoidance scheme.
Acosta also previously served as a law clerk to Samuel Alito from 1994 to 1995, when the conservative Supreme Court justice was a judge at the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
While at the NLRB, Acosta signed hundreds of opinions. Those familiar with his work describe him as a careful and cautious public servant whose career trajectory suggested he may someday vie for a federal judgeship.
Because he has already gone through multiple vettings by the U.S. Senate, it is unlikely there will be any surprises in his background that could derail his nomination.
The choice of Acosta, a traditional Republican conservative, is seen by some as a sign that Trump was forced to give up a more aggressive policy on worker issues."
In a 2011 congressional hearing, Acosta applauded how the Justice Department responded to civil rights violations, saying they helped assure Muslim Americans that “their government would protect their rights.”
But progressive groups were already responding negatively to the Acosta appointment with Allied Progress alleging he had mismanaged the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division when he ran it.
In 2008, an internal Justice Department report faulted Acosta for failing to rein in a staffer who engaged in improper politicized hiring."
Trump taps ex-labour board member Acosta as labour secretary - The Globe and Mail
Obviously not one of Bannon's picks.
Two months and 18 days later, gopher and it looks as if the world will survive but I gotta say I think this new administration is on very shaky ground. Trump, in his press conference today,came across like a completely delusional nut-ball still glorying in his days on the campaign trail and once again taking the time to belittle an opponent that he long ago defeated, sounding small and mean as he did so.
Hell, Loc...............he's having trouble cleaning up the damage his own people have created.
Acosta, the dean of Florida International University Law School, is a Harvard-trained lawyer who has served as assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida. Acosta was the first Hispanic who held the rank of assistant attorney general.
According to the Florida International University (FLU) website, Acosta is also the chairman of U.S. Century Bank, which is the largest domestically-owned Hispanic community bank in Florida.
He also served on the National Labor Relations Board for a year -- from 2002 to 2003 -- as a Republican member of the board under President George W. Bush. The FLU website also notes that Acosta “participated in or authored” over 125 opinions.
As a candidate who who has been Senate-confirmed three times -- a point that the president raised when he announced Acosta’s nomination -- Acosta seems unlikely to face the same obstacles to confirmation faced by Puzder, who withdrew Wednesday, after it was apparent that he might not muster the Republican support necessary to be confirmed.
Who is R. Alexander Acosta, Trump's labor secretary pick? - CBS News
"He was then appointed to be U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, where he went after high-profile defendants such as Jack Abramoff and UBS, resulting in the Swiss bank paying more than $750 million in fines for a tax-avoidance scheme.
Acosta also previously served as a law clerk to Samuel Alito from 1994 to 1995, when the conservative Supreme Court justice was a judge at the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
While at the NLRB, Acosta signed hundreds of opinions. Those familiar with his work describe him as a careful and cautious public servant whose career trajectory suggested he may someday vie for a federal judgeship.
Because he has already gone through multiple vettings by the U.S. Senate, it is unlikely there will be any surprises in his background that could derail his nomination.
The choice of Acosta, a traditional Republican conservative, is seen by some as a sign that Trump was forced to give up a more aggressive policy on worker issues."
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"Acosta has been a staunch defender of the civil rights of Muslims who faced a backlash after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.
In a 2011 congressional hearing, Acosta applauded how the Justice Department responded to civil rights violations, saying they helped assure Muslim Americans that “their government would protect their rights.”
But progressive groups were already responding negatively to the Acosta appointment with Allied Progress alleging he had mismanaged the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division when he ran it.
In 2008, an internal Justice Department report faulted Acosta for failing to rein in a staffer who engaged in improper politicized hiring."
Trump taps ex-labour board member Acosta as labour secretary - The Globe and Mail
Obviously not one of Bannon's picks.
Trump said no more insiders to control the Washington DC scene. He's gone back on his word even before he got into the White Wash House. The next 4 years should be very interesting, assuming the world survives the times ahead.
Two months and 18 days later, gopher and it looks as if the world will survive but I gotta say I think this new administration is on very shaky ground. Trump, in his press conference today,came across like a completely delusional nut-ball still glorying in his days on the campaign trail and once again taking the time to belittle an opponent that he long ago defeated, sounding small and mean as he did so.
Hell, Loc...............he's having trouble cleaning up the damage his own people have created.
Donald J. Trump Verified account @realDonaldTrump Congratulations to our new National Security Advisor, General H.R. McMaster. Video: https://www.facebook.com/DonaldTrump/videos/10158684611165725/ …
Congratulations to our new National Security Advisor, General H.R. McMaster. Video: https://www.facebook.com/DonaldTrump/videos/10158684611165725/ …
Good luck with that. Leave your military pride and disciplne at the door, General. Your new boss is an @sshole.
I bet you wouldn't dare call him or for that matter any body else to their face .
Brave internet warrior . Internet seal .
Not unless it's him!
I have to disagree.. Bussiness people make more money from the stupid than any other demographic.
In the short term for sure, but with stupid people their money generally runs out!
Trumps refusal to attend says a lot more about him then it does about he press. That he would like to do away with. If Trump could have his way.he would do away with protesters....(against him), the media.( replacing it with a press that stated and reported only favorable things about him and his regime.
Of all his his character flaws .. one BIG one is that he has NO SENSE OF HUMOR> A person like that is best left out of such events as they contribute more by being absent.;-)
Of all his his character flaws .. one BIG one is that he has NO SENSE OF HUMOR> A person like that is best left out of such events as they contribute more by being absent.;-)
Trump's refusal to attend makes perfect sense to me . The dinner looks like it will be a real drag this year . I see they are even cancelling the after parties . But I am sure no A-List actors would have attended anyway .