THESE ARE EXCERPTS FROM A ARTICLE ABOUT CENK AND ANA’S FAV FOR LABOR SECRETARY
GASLIT ONCE AGAIN
The Stupidest, Saddest, Sleaziest of Spectacles
Robert Reich
Yesterday the White House quietly removed Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s two top aides at the Labor Department.
I blame Trump. He’s the one who nominated Chavez-DeRemer to be his labor secretary.
Is it inappropriate for a former labor secretary to criticize a current one? Maybe, but I don’t care. She deserves it.
As I’ve noted, the White House yesterday told her two top aides — chief of staff Jihun Han and deputy secretary Rebecca Wright — to resign or be fired.
Investigators say the pair created a “toxic” work environment. Allegedly, they verbally abused staffers, silenced critics within the department, and concocted taxpayer-funded pleasure trips for Chavez-DeRemer by seeking out conferences or speaking engagements where she could make an appearance and then duck out.
I think Han and Wright are taking the rap for Chavez-DeRemer, who’s still facing allegations of drinking during the workday from a “stash” of alcohol in her office, taking subordinates to an Oregon strip club while on an official trip, and having an affair with a member of her security team.
In January, unnamed sources described Chavez-DeRemer as the “boss from hell,” saying she demanded staffers run personal errands for her or perform other menial tasks unrelated to their government jobs.
The only reason the White House booted Chavez-DeRemer’s deputy and chief of staff yesterday was to protect her ass, in order to protect Trump
Trump and his White House assistants are fine with his appointees wrecking our government because they don’t care about government. Hell, they came to government to wreck it. If the public loses confidence in, say, the Department of Labor, that’s perfectly fine. If Congress slashes its funding, so much the better.
It infuriates me because I’ve seen government work for the people. I’ve witnessed public servants who care deeply and bust their asses in service to this country. I know how important government can be if it’s doing the job it should be doing.