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Neera Tanden Officially Tossed Off Proverbial Nakatomi Tower
Obits, in the political sense.[Zero Hedge] - Having heard from The White House Chief of Staff earlier that they would "fight their hearts out" to get Neera Tanden confirmed as OMB Director and White press Secretary Jen Psaki that Neera Tanden has "wide spectrum of support", it would appear tonight that the fight is over and the support was not wide enough. The Washington Post reports that The White House plans to withdraw the nomination of Neera Tanden as director of the Office of Management and Budget as early as Tuesday evening, according to people familiar with the matter. As we previously detailed, Tanden was facing bipartisan opposition from senators due to past comments she made on her Twitter feed. As a reminder, here is what Glenn Greenwald wrote of the Tanden nomination in November: Check out that thread for those of you not completely familiar with this particular specimen's brand of vileness and overall cunty behaviour... Related: Neera Tanden: 2021-02-26 Neera Tanden: 2021-02-25 Neera Tanden Confirmation Vote Postponed Indefinitely Neera Tanden: 2021-02-24 Mittens Swings over to Oppose OMB Nominee Posted by: Raj 2021-03-03 |
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