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We have the highest ethical standards of any administration in history': Jen Psaki defends Biden administration hiring family members including her sister, Chief of Staff Ron Klain's wife, and White House counselor Steve Ricchetti's two sons and daughter
Daily Mail ^

Posted on 06/21/2021 2:15:24 PM PDT by algore

While President Joe Biden promised that none of his family members would receive government jobs, that hasn't extended to his top tier of advisers

Psaki was asked at the Monday briefing what safeguards the White House has in place to prevent preferential hiring of family members.

'We have the highest ethical standards of any administration in history,' Psaki replied. 'A number of ethics officials have conveyed that and we're proud of that... This is the most diverse administration in American history.'

At least five children of his top aides have gotten jobs, according to a report Friday in The Washington Post Relatives of other aides - including Chief of Staff Ron Klain's wife and press secretary Jen Psaki's sister - have also secured high-level posts

White House counselor Steve Ricchetti, deputy chief of staff Bruce Reed and presidential personnel office director Cathy Russell each have at least one direct family member working for the Biden administration

The scrutiny on hiring practices was triggered in part by the Treasury Department's announcement last week that it was hiring J.J. Ricchetti, son of Biden counselor Steve Ricchetti, leading to accusations of nepotism.

J.J. Ricchetti, a recent college graduate with no other experience listed on his department bio, will be a special assistant to the Treasury's office of legislative affairs.

A White House official said that the administration had prioritized hiring volunteers from the campaign, such as J.J.

Steve Ricchetti’s daughter, Shannon, a 2016 college graduate, also works at the White House, serving as the deputy associate director of the office of the White House social secretary.

Steve Ricchetti's son Daniel, who has more work experience, serves as a senior adviser in the office of the undersecretary of state for arms control and international security.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: biden; ebola; ethics; janetreno; jenpsaki; nepotism; ronklain
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Ethics experts hoped Biden would move away from the hiring practices Donald Trump.
1 posted on 06/21/2021 2:15:24 PM PDT by algore
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To: algore

She be smoking some heavy sht!!


2 posted on 06/21/2021 2:16:29 PM PDT by Renegade
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To: algore

3 posted on 06/21/2021 2:17:26 PM PDT by Seruzawa (The political Left is the Garden of Eden of Incompetence - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: algore

New-speak on steroids!


4 posted on 06/21/2021 2:18:40 PM PDT by Oscar in Batangas (An Honors Graduate from the Don Rickles School of Personal Verbal Intercourse)
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To: algore
"We have the highest ethical standards of any administration in history"

"Ok. Okay, guys. Here the deal: I'm gonna say stuff, right? I'm just pull it out of wherever. And you're gonna nod, and say that it makes sense, okay? And you're gonna believe it, right? You tell people that I was convincing. you know?"

5 posted on 06/21/2021 2:18:58 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy ("I see you did something -- why you so racist?")
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To: Renegade

I demand to see this twit’s 5th grade school records.


6 posted on 06/21/2021 2:19:23 PM PDT by ridesthemiles ( )
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To: algore
The Bill Clinton and Obama administrations claimed the same thing.

7 posted on 06/21/2021 2:19:48 PM PDT by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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To: algore

Really? Did all those people waive their pay like the Trump relatives did?


8 posted on 06/21/2021 2:20:19 PM PDT by McGavin999 (biden is not my president )
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To: ridesthemiles

Biden demands to see her 5th grade underdinkys


9 posted on 06/21/2021 2:21:31 PM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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To: algore

We have the highest ethical standards of any administration in China Iran .......


10 posted on 06/21/2021 2:21:42 PM PDT by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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To: Renegade

Even more than Bidens former boss Obama???? /rolls eyes


11 posted on 06/21/2021 2:21:48 PM PDT by rdl6989 ( )
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To: algore

Somebody stop me, I’m laughing.


12 posted on 06/21/2021 2:21:50 PM PDT by Huskrrrr (Pronouns? I need no stinkin pronouns!)
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To: algore

Daily Mail doing actual reporting American media refuses to do.


13 posted on 06/21/2021 2:22:00 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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14 posted on 06/21/2021 2:24:33 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity.)
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To: algore
Yeah, right…


15 posted on 06/21/2021 2:26:26 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. P144:1)
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To: algore

Translation: “We don’t need no stinking ethical standards. We’re democrats!”


16 posted on 06/21/2021 2:27:27 PM PDT by 43north (Its hard to stop a man when he knows he's right and he keeps on comin'.)
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To: algore

Dragging Biden around like WEEKEND AT BERNIE’s
is ethical.


17 posted on 06/21/2021 2:27:53 PM PDT by just me (God bless President Trump and the USA)
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To: algore

Well she is good for what she was hired to do: LIE


18 posted on 06/21/2021 2:29:19 PM PDT by PROCON (Our rights do not come from government, therefore they cannot take them away.)
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To: algore

This same twits had an absolute shit fit over any Trump family member within sniffing distance of the White House.


19 posted on 06/21/2021 2:30:00 PM PDT by cld51860 (We’re doomed.)
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To: Oscar in Batangas

Psykoi, just because you say it is so, does not make it so.


20 posted on 06/21/2021 2:30:50 PM PDT by Mouton (The enemy of the people is the media.)
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