Trump and his appointees should shut up about the Federal Reserve.
Category: Trump appointees
Interior Nominee Intervened to Block Report on Endangered Species
Extraordinary moment in today's Senate confirmation hearing for Bernhardt as Secretary of Interior. Sen Wyden calls Bernhardt a liar. Then drills him re Bernhardt's role blocking release of Interior study re pesticide threat to 1,200 endangered species https://t.co/f9ZotaI0Z8
— Eric Lipton (@EricLiptonNYT) March 28, 2019
Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt played a key role in an effort to block the release of a study by Fish and Wildlife scientists that found that 2 widely used pesticides threaten the existence of more than 1,000 endangered species, emails show https://t.co/aRZ5rVdCsj
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 26, 2019
Trump’s bad pick for the Federal Reserve
That Fed nomination is a really big deal – and a really bad one, telling you a lot about Trump and his party https://t.co/YWiRrxIPjx
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) March 25, 2019
This is the first genuinely bad Trump pick for the Fed. But make no mistake: It's a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad pick. He hasn't gotten a thing right in twenty years, (check the record), and the Senate should not confirm him. https://t.co/q701SriSZz
— Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) March 22, 2019
Scoop on how this went down: At lunch last week, Kudlow showed Trump Stephen Moore’s op-ed in WSJ.
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) March 22, 2019
Trump said: Why didn’t we make him Fed chair.
Kudlow said you could name him to one of open seats.
Trump said call him.
Later Trump called Moore, too.https://t.co/NW7IuewBs5 https://t.co/1Vr20OEiTm
“Former Wall Street Journal editorial page colleagues complained that he was not always careful with economic facts in his writing during the time he worked at the newspaper.” @vtg2 and me on @StephenMoore for the Fed. https://t.co/82qo4AsDUI
— Ben White (@morningmoneyben) March 22, 2019
I just remembered that I was on CNN with Stephen Moore when he said that Doug Jones' support of abortion was morally equivalent to the allegations against Roy Moore. https://t.co/QPZ00PHJvv
— Philip Bump (@pbump) March 27, 2019
Here it is… IRS went after Stephen Moore for $75,328.80 in back taxes on January 29, 2018. pic.twitter.com/GWIpMQdRtC
— Heather Long (@byHeatherLong) March 27, 2019
"'I will be independent,' [Moore] told POLITICO in a phone interview Tuesday night, though he admitted, 'I’m a big fan of Donald Trump’s.'" https://t.co/xdhGAG4mYq
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) March 27, 2019
Amazing. Moore isn't just a hack, with terrible judgment. He's a hack who has repeatedly shown himself unable even to get basic facts right 1/ https://t.co/OxCzhbTA0J
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) March 22, 2019
Of note: Moore has only a master's degree in economics. The GOP in 2011 blocked an Obama nominee who had earned a Nobel Memorial Prize in economics. https://t.co/urgy52IMVL
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) March 22, 2019
"I won the Nobel Prize in economics for my work on unemployment and the labor market. But I am unqualified to serve on the board of the Federal Reserve — at least according to the Republican senators who have blocked my nomination."
— Brendan Duke (@Brendan_Duke) March 22, 2019
-MIT economist Peter Diamond, June 2011 https://t.co/XhJxaeHXd2
And one at mar a Lago. https://t.co/OW7ANvPFeX https://t.co/h5PcNVElhX
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) March 22, 2019
Trump just named Stephen Moore—a terrible pick—for the Fed. Here’s Moore getting destroyed in real-time on basic facts by @crampell. pic.twitter.com/7HDrU0jNXi
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) March 22, 2019
Trump reportedly wants to put Stephen Moore on the Fed, which Moore says should loosen monetary policy because the Fed policy is causing "deflation." We do NOT actually have deflation right now.
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) March 22, 2019
I see @BenSasse is continuing his downward intellectual descent. https://t.co/mn5KJ2ggTj
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) March 25, 2019
Would Sasse choose a surgeon or a pilot based on who angers the "establishment" the most? Sometimes actual expertise is important. https://t.co/7l9NWX4AH1
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) March 25, 2019
Steve Moore: “I’m kind of new to this game, frankly, so I’m going to be on a steep learning curve myself about how the Fed operates, how the Federal Reserve makes its decisions.” https://t.co/0fZJlPbhkU via @bpolitics
— David Wessel (@davidmwessel) March 25, 2019
My cat would be a better pick 1/ https://t.co/y0HWBPhxbq
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) March 22, 2019
Of course Donald Trump’s nominee to the Fed is catastrophically hackish.https://t.co/vSvMya49Uy pic.twitter.com/vQvSbvRWol
— Jamison Foser (@jamisonfoser) March 22, 2019
From a Bush 43 appointee: https://t.co/DSOJDnVsQq
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) March 24, 2019
Here's no less than Stephen Moore arguing for "Atlas Shrugged" as the blueprint out of the financial crisis in January 2009. His nomination to the Fed must be withdrawn.
— Invictus (@TBPInvictus) March 23, 2019
https://t.co/M0NLCMt3Gd via @WSJ
this emphatic thumbs down from Greg Mankiw – a leading Republican economist – poses a significant problem for Steve Moore’s nomination to the Federal Reserve Board https://t.co/DUOszwYV5F
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) March 23, 2019
Jared and Ivanka use private email/messaging for government business
Hypocrites. Let’s see if Republicans think they should be locked up. I guess this is only bad when Hillary did it. Lol.
Cool, so I imagine this will be a national scandal that dominates the headlines for the next 6 months right? https://t.co/eptQfvBSrA
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) March 21, 2019
When Trump mentioned Clinton 19 days ago during his CPAC speech, attendees bleated, "LOCK HER UP!" referring to her use of a private email server for State Dept. business. https://t.co/rP7XUghrJw https://t.co/AITJ75kpmC
— Alex Kotch 🔥 (@alexkotch) March 21, 2019
BREAKING: In letter to WH, Rep. Cummings reveals that KUSHNER was routinely using WhatsApp to conduct official business as recently as Dec. 2018. Kushner's lawyer told lawmakers he screenshots messages to preserve them.
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) March 21, 2019
Cummings wants details by April 4. https://t.co/uOZdCgKGph
— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) March 21, 2019
Jared Kushner Uses Non-Official Messaging for Official Business, Lawyer Says https://t.co/6SHfOBSllw
— Nicholas Fandos (@npfandos) March 21, 2019
Intercept reported in March 2018 that Kushner was communicating with MBS via WhatsApp: https://t.co/nbSJgR51PR https://t.co/h7kc0CxMWl
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) March 21, 2019
Among the many questions this raises, why is Kushner's private attorney responding to questions about official WH business? He speaks for Kushner, not the WH, so we can't possibly know if his answers are the whole story, as his false answers on Jared's security clearance showed. https://t.co/zwINVfroui
— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) March 21, 2019
You may be skeptical but this is gonna break Trump’s support among congressional Republicans.
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) March 21, 2019
I was around in 2015-2016 and remember how devoted GOP leaders are to information security best practices. https://t.co/C2jOs4wyO1
Republicans only think it’s bad when Democrats do it.
Pompeo briefed faith-based media
The State Department wouldn’t provide details on the event. They’re taking after Trump since he wouldn’t make information on his meetings with Putin available. This should not be acceptable. Sad!
State dept defending @SecPompeo limiting briefing today to “faith based media” saying they regularly do targeted media and “other engagements are more targeted or designed for topic, region, or audience-specific media.” Can’t recall religion being a test before for journalists
— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) March 19, 2019
This is absolutely not OK. Cabinet officials are public servants. They work for us. When they speak to reporters on the record everything they say — in its entirety — needs to be released at the earliest appropriate time. That’s proper accountability. That’s what we deserve. https://t.co/OBJht2BaAK
— John Kirby (@johnfkirby63) March 19, 2019
Strange situation over at the @StateDept: The department's press corps was barred from a "faith-based media" briefing with @SecPompeo, and no transcript or attendee list is being released https://t.co/GPC57Q3ltt
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) March 19, 2019
Kushner update 3/9/19
He’s just as bad as Trump. He shouldn’t have a clearance. He left our officials out when he met with the Saudis. He has financial conflicts of interest because of his business interests.
My interview on #AMJoy: "Trump is grooming Jared and Ivanka for a dynastic kleptocracy. This is what you see in autocracies and in mafia states. It's a way to keep corruption going and keep that money flowing. This is a massive national security risk." pic.twitter.com/UQZReLZWs7
— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) March 2, 2019
I’m with @SethAbramson here. Smarmy, slimy, smiling Jared Kushner of 666 Fifth Avenue is the beating heart of this unprecedentedly corrupt and deeply evil administration. He’ll eventually be exposed as an insatiably greedy Benedict Arnold. Read the thread and watch this space. https://t.co/E1TSV520tR
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) March 9, 2019
Why is Jared Kushner, who couldn’t get a clearance without nepotistic intervention, having secret meetings with the Saudi government and keeping U.S. officials in the dark about the substance of the meetings? Are conflicts of interest at play here?https://t.co/vZN44abwhK
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) March 7, 2019
When Jared Kushner travels overseas, he's not doing America's business — he's doing Jared Kushner's business. No one should believe otherwise. https://t.co/szemNcBoqw
— Ronald Klain (@RonaldKlain) March 7, 2019
Scoop: The House Oversight Committee has obtained documents from a WH source related to Jared Kushner & Ivanka‘s security clearances that the Trump admin refused to provide, according to a senior Democratic aide involved in handling the documents.https://t.co/bs9U177i0h
— Alexi McCammond (@alexi) March 8, 2019
"I have concerns whether the Saudis have been taking advantage of the [Jared Kushner] situation." -Rep. Ro Khanna pic.twitter.com/0U4m9Sal7f
— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) March 9, 2019
"I worked hard to get Top Secret clearance. It's troubling that Jared Kushner didn't," by Emily Brandwin (@CIAspygirl) https://t.co/7st50mPHZA
— TIME (@TIME) March 9, 2019
In the Middle East, billionaires & trillionaires w/ unlimited access to the resources of the global rich. This is who Kushner wants to be associated with. Relationships w/ people of $$ & influence is problematic when talking about the secrets of the United States. @MalcolmNance pic.twitter.com/4BAHEE5XYU
— La Femme Nikita (@LaF3mm3Nikita) March 9, 2019
‘Kushner is not out securing peace he’s out to secure contracts’ for Trump businesses https://t.co/QgdikhxJic
— The Hummingbird 🐦 (@SaysHummingbird) March 9, 2019
It’s not just a scandal Trump demanded Jared Kushner get top security clearance & access to classified intel. It’s that we have every reason to expect he’s traded influence & secrets to pay off his massive debts & enrich himself & his family. https://t.co/wJpqXwxOgS
— Steven Beschloss (@StevenBeschloss) March 9, 2019
I had first seen Jared’s personnel doc when I reported last February that John Kelly had downgraded his security clearance https://t.co/YUZkGkWToJ
— Alexi McCammond (@alexi) March 8, 2019
Now we know Oversight Committee has those same personnel docs for Jared & Ivanka thx to a leaky WH source https://t.co/bs9U177i0h
Jared Kushner’s business sought a $100 million investment from a Saudi-backed fund.
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) March 7, 2019
Jared is meeting privately with the Saudi crown prince without telling US embassy officials what they discussed.
This is a problem.https://t.co/WrQrth1fkB
The only thing more Trump than a Chinese madam selling access to the President via his pay-to-play club at Mar-a-Lago would be learning that Jared had figured out a way to get a cut of the money and lie about it. https://t.co/ZneMf51efO
— Ronald Klain (@RonaldKlain) March 9, 2019
Ross must go
He broke the law. This is not a hard decision.
Why is Wilbur Ross still Commerce Secretary? https://t.co/5OTgbrf9mZ
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) March 7, 2019
A second federal judge blocked a citizenship question from appearing on the 2020 census, writing in his opinion that Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross had "ignored" federal law when he "insisted upon adding the citizenship question" https://t.co/SWOBI0Bia6 pic.twitter.com/kmi4EIigeZ
— CNN (@CNN) March 7, 2019
Trump’s FTC isn’t fining companies that label foreign goods as Made in USA
Companies Falsely Labeled Products ‘Made in U.S.A.’ Their Financial Penalty from Trump's FTC? $0. Democratic lawmakers angry. https://t.co/etcCToyxSw
— Annie Karni (@anniekarni) March 5, 2019
US ambassadors are less qualified than their predecessors
Shocking. U.S. ambassadors have become less qualified under Trump – Axios https://t.co/Gn01CupCmq
— Claude Taylor (@TrueFactsStated) February 24, 2019
Trump’s fight against climate change facts
Trump has challenged the consensus on climate change. Now he is appointing a panel to disagree with the conclusions reached by his own administration. Trump is a threat to all of us because he is so ignorant. When we get a competent president, they will not be able to undo the damage done by Trump.
I won’t be around for it but I hope that Mar-a-Lago is eventually underwater. I hope that alligators take it over.
NEW: Trump has disliked that his own government’s climate reports contradict his global warming skepticism. So the White House is convening a group of scientists to reassess findings with a “mixture” of views. W/@eilperin & @brady_dennis: https://t.co/TG5xMG5E1O
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) February 24, 2019
William Happer compares the "demonization" of carbon dioxide to the mass murder of Jews in the Holocaust.
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) February 24, 2019
Only the best people. https://t.co/OuhOSYMRrZ
Donald Trump picks climate change denier to head committee on threat of global warming https://t.co/JdqTPmu6wR pic.twitter.com/pO8qkgZKdo
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) February 21, 2019
Trump’s pick to lead climate security panel calls climate science ‘a cult’ https://t.co/sfEyDnNWAH pic.twitter.com/xwC1HYyJyJ
— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) February 22, 2019
The Trump administration wants climate change deniers everywhere.
A climate change denier at the U.N.
— Richard W. Painter (@RWPUSA) February 23, 2019
This makes the U.S. look ridiculous.
BBC News – Trump announces Kelly Knight Craft as UN ambassador pick https://t.co/Sblo3y2khl
Sad! 