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brooklynite

(94,614 posts)
Wed Apr 17, 2019, 10:19 AM Apr 2019

Mnuchin Plans to Hire Fox's Monica Crowley as Spokeswoman, Sources Say

Source: Bloomberg

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin plans to hire Fox News commentator Monica Crowley as his top spokeswoman, according to people familiar with the matter, as he seeks to tout the GOP’s tax cuts and navigate Democrats’ demands for the president’s tax returns.

Crowley will be assistant secretary for public affairs, replacing Tony Sayegh, who departs at the end of May after more than two years with Mnuchin, the people said. Crowley and a Treasury spokesman didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-17/mnuchin-is-said-to-plan-to-hire-fox-commentator-as-spokeswoman

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Mnuchin Plans to Hire Fox's Monica Crowley as Spokeswoman, Sources Say (Original Post) brooklynite Apr 2019 OP
Suppose plagiarism won't matter in this position unc70 Apr 2019 #1
Isn't there a weatherman for the Fox new affiliate... dubyadiprecession Apr 2019 #2
I dislike Monica Crowley, she's a Fox spokesmodel. Bluepinky Apr 2019 #3
uga. another Fox person in the Trump admin!! riversedge Apr 2019 #4
Maybe the coward should just BlueIdaho Apr 2019 #5
The alliance between Fox and the Government is the definition of Fascism. Enoki33 Apr 2019 #6
First there was state-run TV -- now we have a TV-run state. eppur_se_muova Apr 2019 #7
So he is hiring Nixon's former assistant... IthinkThereforeIAM Apr 2019 #8
I found this... IthinkThereforeIAM Apr 2019 #9

unc70

(6,115 posts)
1. Suppose plagiarism won't matter in this position
Wed Apr 17, 2019, 10:38 AM
Apr 2019

Remember the plagiarism scandal that kept her out of a previous job.

dubyadiprecession

(5,716 posts)
2. Isn't there a weatherman for the Fox new affiliate...
Wed Apr 17, 2019, 10:44 AM
Apr 2019

In Kansas City that looks like Hitler? Maybe he can be poached as well, for work in the trump White House?

Bluepinky

(2,275 posts)
3. I dislike Monica Crowley, she's a Fox spokesmodel.
Wed Apr 17, 2019, 10:45 AM
Apr 2019

She has the Stepford wife look that Fox likes in its women: long blonde hair, lots of makeup, tight short dress.

eppur_se_muova

(36,271 posts)
7. First there was state-run TV -- now we have a TV-run state.
Wed Apr 17, 2019, 12:17 PM
Apr 2019

Complete with a "reality" TV "star".

If only "The Trump Show" were half as uplifting as "The Truman Show".

IthinkThereforeIAM

(3,076 posts)
8. So he is hiring Nixon's former assistant...
Wed Apr 17, 2019, 12:20 PM
Apr 2019

... I won't speculate further. I hope anyone reading this does their own research on this person.

IthinkThereforeIAM

(3,076 posts)
9. I found this...
Wed Apr 17, 2019, 12:25 PM
Apr 2019

I was doing a bit of my own research and came upon this, another Russian agent installed into the executive branch:

One-Time Trump National Security Pick Registers As Foreign Agent for Ukrainian Oligarch

"Monica Crowley was once U.S. President Donald Trump’s top pick for a top White House national security role. After being caught up in a plagiarism scandal, she backed out of the job. But now she has a new one: lobbying for Ukrainian oligarch Victor Pinchuk."

[link:https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/03/14/trump-national-security-aide-registers-as-foreign-agent-for-ukrainian-oligarch-monica-crowley-plagiarism-scandal-victor-pinchuk-ukraine-billionaire/|

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