Posted on 06/21/2021 11:05:32 AM PDT by sevinufnine
President Biden promised none of his family members would receive government jobs, but that hasn't extended to his top tier of advisers. At least 5 children of his top aides have gotten jobs according to a report 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 hirings have infuriated ethics experts who hoped Biden would move away from the hiring practices of Trump who tapped Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner as two of his top advisers.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
'I'm sorry, I know some folks don't like hearing any criticism of him. But this royally sucks. I'm disgusted,' tweeted Shaub, who led the Office of Government Ethics from 2013 to 2017.
'A lot of us worked hard to tee him up to restore ethics to government and believed the promises. This is a a real 'f*** you' to us - and government ethics,' he added.
Talking to The Post, Shaub also asked, 'In a country that had just come through a pandemic, how can these children of political appointees be the only people who are qualified for employment?'
He also opined that '"not as bad as Trump" cannot be the new standard.
I’ve no problem with it.
When Trump appointed 2 of his children, you’d have thought he’d legalized murder....but this is first I’ve heard a peep of it about Biden actually causing some outrage (out of UK naturally).
Good post
You have no problem with the fact they’re relatives of his cohorts? And more importantly, most look too young to have enough experience for any of the positions they’re in. They are certainly NOT the best candidates by any stretch.
It’s the smarmy i-know-better-than-you-so-you-must-do-as-i-say philosophy that bothers me.
Quite a bit of inbreeding in that pic.
For a long long time President’s have used people they truly trust in certain positions. Whether if it Robert Kennedy as Attorney General or President Trump using some of his children.
While it would be nice to hold the various reporters feed to the fire that criticized Trump for this kind of thing, I don’t see this as huge of a problem as Joe just not being their mentally.
Glad they are reporting, BUT so what.
It’s “our thing.”
There's no escaping it. It will never disappear. It's why communist countries simply can't carry on more than a few generations without huge systemic problems overwhelming them.
Please tell me you are joking...otherwise it’s disturbing. For instance, take Daniel Ricchetti. He looks all of maybe 25? Yet, he has been appointed a SENIOR advisor under the secretary of ARMS CONTROL for international security.
PLEASE tell me you’re not really OK with this?
AH. Well, wish I’d read that before my last rant back at you :) What you said yes I agree with...snarky.
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