Posted on 09/14/2023 1:38:01 PM PDT by thegagline
ithium deposit found in northwest US may be the world’s largest Shamefaced Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm confirmed Thursday that her staff hogged an electric car charging station during a summer trip, leading to law enforcement getting involved.
Granholm, 64, was on a four-day road trip from North Carolina to Tennessee with a traveling caravan of electric and nonelectric vehicles when a member of her advance team used a gasoline-powered car to reserve a charging spot, angering a family that had been waiting in line.
“Yeah, I’ve seen the reports,” Granholm told Rep. Scott Franklin (R-Fla.) when he asked during a House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology hearing whether an NPR report from this past weekend outlining the incident was true.
When Franklin pressed the former Michigan governor, she answered: “Let me just say, I have a fantastic young staff. Just fantastic.”
Franklin then cut her off again.
“Well, that’s neither here nor there,” he interjected. “Is it true that … one of your representatives parked in an electric charging spot to reserve the position for you so that you could do it and not be deterred from your travels?”
“It was poor judgement on the part of the team,” Granholm conceded.
“Poor judgment,” Franklin agreed. “But why do you think they did that?”
“I can only imagine they wanted to continue moving,” the energy secretary responded. “But the bottom line is, it’s not going to happen again.”
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I looked up “poor judgement” on Wikipedia and it said See: Jennifer Granholm, See also: Biden administration.
Poor judgement is the definition of democrat.
“But the bottom line is, it’s not going to happen again.”
So she fired those arrogant entitled employees so it doesn’t happen again?
Blame the "team." "I can only imagine." How pathetic. This response is worse than the original deception IMO.
4 days?
You can drive from Wilington, NC to Memphis, TN in about 12 to 14 hours.
4 days?
You can drive from Wilmington, NC to Memphis, TN in about 12 to 14 hours.
Typical arrogant govt a-holes.
Not stupidity. Arrogance and viciousness.
There would be no reason to reserve a spot if they had all been driving nonelectric vehicles
Let me guess - she offered not even a hint of an apology.
And, why detour through Columbia County, GA en route as per the story? Bizarre way to navigate from NC to TN.
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