He isn’t qualified. Where does Trump keep finding bigots and conspiracy theorists?
Over the weekend, President Trump once again skirted the approval of the nation’s elected lawmakers by naming Anthony Tata, a retired Army brigadier general, to a senior role at the Pentagon that did not require approval https://t.co/Vxxk9308pp
— TIME (@TIME) August 9, 2020
The White House pulled Tata's nomination to be DOD's undersecretary of defense for policy after it became clear he was unconfirmable
— Jeremy Diamond (@JDiamond1) August 2, 2020
Then, the Pentagon installed him as "the official Performing the Duties of the Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Policy" https://t.co/BmQrPLbFil
Anthony Tata called Obama a "terrorist leader," suggested that John Brennan should prepare for execution or suck "on a pistol" and said Islam is the "most oppressive violent religion I know of."
— James Hohmann (@jameshohmann) August 3, 2020
The GOP wouldn't confirm him. So Trump bypassed Senate.https://t.co/TRH9pirJKX
Trump flouts advice and consent of the Senate to install a loyalist Republicans wouldn’t confirm >>> https://t.co/J9NewzT2Q2
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) August 2, 2020
In his conversation with Inhofe that Inhofe put on speakerphone, so others in the restaurant where Inhofe was eating could hear it, Trump indicated he may put him into a different position that doesn’t require confirmation https://t.co/xbaHDwNUPs
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) July 31, 2020
Trump still supports Anthony Tata, who has come under fire for Islamophobic tweets (including one calling Obama a “terrorist leader”). Lawmakers abruptly canceled his confirmation hearing yesterday amid “serious questions” about his fitness for the job. https://t.co/GiUEzHgGbH
— POLITICO (@politico) July 31, 2020
Sad! 