Trumps 24-year-old drug policy appointee to step down by months end

[Julian Englis]

Source: Washington Post

A 24-year-old former Trump campaign worker who rose rapidly to a senior post in the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy will step down by the end of the month because of controversy surrounding his appointment, the White House said late Wednesday.

Taylor Weyeneth, who graduated from college in May 2016, was named a White House liaison to the drug office the following March and then promoted to deputy chief of staff in July, at age 23. His only professional experience after college and before becoming a political appointee was working on the Trump presidential campaign.

The office, known as ONDCP, is responsible for coordinating anti-drug initiatives at 16 federal agencies and supporting President Trump’s efforts to confront the opioid epidemic.

“Mr. Weyeneth has decided to depart ONDCP at the end of the month,” the White House statement said. A spokesman said Weyeneth was not available to speak.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/trumps-24-year-old-drug-policy-appointee-to-step-down-by-months-end/2018/01/24/77ce5656-0159-11e8-8acf-ad2991367d9d_story.html

[Turbineguy]

1. He propbably figured out

he could make more money selling drugs and was just looking for some connections.

[NCjack]

26. I suspect that Trump required the kid to kickback 50% of his pay into a shell

LLC, for the next "Stormy Daniels".

[George II]

2. "I hire the best people"!!!!!!

[Xipe Totec]

3. It was a toking appointment anyway. nt

[George II]

4. Indeed....

[jmowreader]

5. That's not the best version

Lawrence Welk (the whitest man in history) called this a "modern spiritual." I don't think so...

[Danmel]

8. Truly one of the funniest clueless things I've ever seen

[Merlot]

10. Just what did they think a "toke" was?

Thanks for posting, that was hi-larious!

[Demtexan]

12. I think they knew.

Looked like they were trying not to laugh.

[3catwoman3]

18. Oh, good gawd!

(For many reasons.) Modern spiritual -

Catchy tune that I always enjoy listening to.

I wore pinafores when I was 6.

[chelsea0011]

19. Bwaahaahaah

[dchill]

23. "Thank you boys."

[Tracer]

28. One Toke??????

Doh. I always thought that was "One TOE"!!

I guess I don't pay much attention to lyrics.

[JDC]

6. I think I am going to take a position in the White House

I'm qualified for nothing, so surely I should be appointed as an agency head or czar of some kind.

I'll just put Wharton on my educational achievements. Top of my class.

It's a cinch.

[ProfessorGAC]

24. Let's Put Oxford and Harvard On There Too

It's obvious that compounding the lie further isn't a problem with this crew.

[NCjack]

27. Stroll Wharton campus on Dec 31-Jan. Put on resume: "went to Wharton, 1978-79."

[ProfessorGAC]

29. When I Used To Travel For My Job. . .

. . .i used to go to a place pretty close to Princeton. I once took a ride through the campus to see the Einstein statue. I think i'll put down that i went to Princeton. It's sort of true.

[eggplant]

7. Duuuuuuuuuuude, I just found out what I'm supposed to be doing and shit.

Can you believe it, dude?

[Nay]

9. That kid is smarter than Trump! He knows when he is in over his head and has the

brains and the grace to get the hell out!

[Honeycombe8]

14. I'm guessing he was fired. The whole agency reported that they'd quit if they didn't get that kid...

outta there.

[turbinetree]

11. So the taxpayers have to pay this twit's salary until the end of February or January

BS

[Honeycombe8]

13. One of the stupidest appointments ever. Same as a Bush appointment in Iraq...

they put some 24 year old in charge of Baghdad or something. No experience. These people don't care about the country.

[jmowreader]

15. How can you say things like that?

When you consider that Trump installed as his Housing secretary a man whose only qualification is having lived in a house, a spokesperson whose voice gives you a splitting headache, a mergers-and-acquisitions lawyer as his health secretary, a man who's never done any labor as his labor secretary, an education secretary who's dumber than a damn rock, and a Small Business Administration head whose only business experience is in a very large business, a drug policy guy who knows how to do drugs is probably overqualified.

[marybourg]

17. That was well put. nt

[Honeycombe8]

22. Don't forget the Energy head being the guy who said he wanted to do away w/the Energy Dept....

and the EPA director being the guy who doesn't believe in environmental rules & regs.

It's pathetic, isn't it.

[Skittles]

16. LOL, he found out he had to actually work?

[left-of-center2012]

20. Trump said he'd appoint the smartest and brightest

We're still waiting.

[ProfessorGAC]

25. That Crowd Couldln't Identify Smartest and Brightest. . .

. . .if they fell on top of them. Einstein and Hawking could parachute directly into one of their offices and they would say "Who are you?"

[Vinca]

21. Going back to finish work on his merit badges?