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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,489 posts)
Wed Jul 15, 2020, 07:43 AM Jul 2020

Trump Announces Intent to Appoint Individuals to Key Administration Posts; July 14, 2020

NOMINATIONS & APPOINTMENTS

President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Appoint Individuals to Key Administration Posts
Issued on: July 14, 2020

Today, President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key positions in his Administration:

Sean M. Bigley, of California, to be a Member of the National Security Education Board for a term of four years.

Dr. Sebastian Gorka, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Security Education Board for a term of four years.

Geoffrey C. Shepard, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Andrew Olmem, of Virginia, to be a Member of the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
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Trump Announces Intent to Appoint Individuals to Key Administration Posts; July 14, 2020 (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2020 OP
Getting rid of Gorka cyclonefence Jul 2020 #1
White Nationalists ... Iliyah Jul 2020 #2
Four years? Harker Jul 2020 #3
Snip soothsayer Jul 2020 #4
That was Newest Reality Jul 2020 #6
Why would anyone accept a job with Trump? It will look bad on patricia92243 Jul 2020 #5
You could say Newest Reality Jul 2020 #7

cyclonefence

(4,483 posts)
1. Getting rid of Gorka
Wed Jul 15, 2020, 07:46 AM
Jul 2020

is like trying to scrape dog shit off your shoe. Even if you can't see him, his stench lingers on.

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
4. Snip
Wed Jul 15, 2020, 08:01 AM
Jul 2020

The news drew swift condemnation from Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) on Twitter.

“A white nationalist like Gorka would have no place in any decent presidential administration,” Beyer wrote on Twitter. “For Trump racism and fascism are a feature, not a bug.”

patricia92243

(12,597 posts)
5. Why would anyone accept a job with Trump? It will look bad on
Wed Jul 15, 2020, 08:02 AM
Jul 2020

their resume' when they get fired - which will surely happen.

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)
7. You could say
Wed Jul 15, 2020, 11:00 AM
Jul 2020

You could say that he is an equal opportunity employer for Fascists, racists, grifters, etc.

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