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Trump to Withdraw Musk’s Ally as Nominee for Top NASA Job​

Jared Isaacman was a close associate of Elon Musk, whose SpaceX company has multiple contracts with NASA.


“President Trump on Saturday said that he planned to withdraw his nomination of Jared Isaacman, a billionaire entrepreneur and close associate of Elon Musk’s, to be the next NASA administrator, days before Mr. Isaacman’s expected confirmation to the role by the Senate.

Mr. Trump in recent days told associates he intended to yank Mr. Isaacman’s nomination after being told that he had donated to prominent Democrats, according to three people with knowledge of the deliberations who were not authorized to discuss them publicly.…”

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I woulda thought we could have come up with a better (at least less elderly) Biden Robot …
 

Trump to Withdraw Musk’s Ally as Nominee for Top NASA Job​

Jared Isaacman was a close associate of Elon Musk, whose SpaceX company has multiple contracts with NASA.


“President Trump on Saturday said that he planned to withdraw his nomination of Jared Isaacman, a billionaire entrepreneur and close associate of Elon Musk’s, to be the next NASA administrator, days before Mr. Isaacman’s expected confirmation to the role by the Senate.

Mr. Trump in recent days told associates he intended to yank Mr. Isaacman’s nomination after being told that he had donated to prominent Democrats, according to three people with knowledge of the deliberations who were not authorized to discuss them publicly.…”

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Trump has also contributed to prominent Democrats.

Laura Loomer seems to have a lot power behind the scenes to sink careers of other people.
 
Fucking ghouls
Agreed. This pretty clearly seems to be a sarcastic attempt to troll liberals, and to judge from the reaction on social media, one that has backfired at least as badly as her initial "we're all going to die" remark. It also just reaffirms that Trumpers really are weird and odd as hell, along with being cruel, petty, selfish, etc.
 

Aide to Rep. Nadler Is Handcuffed Amid Confrontation With Federal Agents​

Captured on video, the episode occurred in the congressman’s Manhattan office, shortly after the aide observed agents detaining immigrants outside a courtroom.


“Federal officers entered Representative Jerry Nadler’s office in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday and handcuffed and briefly detained one of his aides. The confrontation happened shortly after the aide observed federal agents detaining migrants in a public hallway outside an immigration courtroom in the same building as the congressman’s office.

The episode was recorded by someone who was sitting in Mr. Nadler’s office.

… “You’re harboring rioters in the office,” the federal agent, whose name tag and officer number are not visible in the video, says to a member of Mr. Nadler’s staff.

There were no riots reported on Wednesday at the federal building on Varick Street, though protesters and immigrant rights advocates gathered inside and outside the building earlier in the day. The immigration court is on the fifth floor and Mr. Nadler’s office is on the sixth.

… In the video, a second aide standing at a door in the office asks one of the agents to show her a warrant. The agent says the officers do not need a warrant and walks past her….”

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Aide to Rep. Nadler Is Handcuffed Amid Confrontation With Federal Agents​

Captured on video, the episode occurred in the congressman’s Manhattan office, shortly after the aide observed agents detaining immigrants outside a courtroom.


“Federal officers entered Representative Jerry Nadler’s office in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday and handcuffed and briefly detained one of his aides. The confrontation happened shortly after the aide observed federal agents detaining migrants in a public hallway outside an immigration courtroom in the same building as the congressman’s office.

The episode was recorded by someone who was sitting in Mr. Nadler’s office.

… “You’re harboring rioters in the office,” the federal agent, whose name tag and officer number are not visible in the video, says to a member of Mr. Nadler’s staff.

There were no riots reported on Wednesday at the federal building on Varick Street, though protesters and immigrant rights advocates gathered inside and outside the building earlier in the day. The immigration court is on the fifth floor and Mr. Nadler’s office is on the sixth.

… In the video, a second aide standing at a door in the office asks one of the agents to show her a warrant. The agent says the officers do not need a warrant and walks past her….”

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