Ethics violations pushed Scott Pruit, former EPA Chief to resign last year, and President Trump replaced him with Andrew Wheeler, a former coal lobbyist, who likes racist social media posts about the Obamas. American Bridge 21st Century, a Democratic political action committee, found social media posts belonging to Wheeler that…
Tag: Carl Higbie
Archived: Trump Appointee Resigns After Slew of Racist Rants Come to Light
An appointee of President Donald Trump is out following the discovery of numerous derogatory comments he made on the radio. Carl Higbie, who served as head of external affairs for the Corporation for National and Community Service and a spokesman for the Great America PAC, attacked Blacks, LGBTs, veterans suffering…
Archived: Muslim Leaders to Trump: 'Ensure our safety and security'
Several hundred Muslim leaders signed an open letter to President-elect Donald Trump in which they “express serious concerns” regarding some of his campaign promises as well as his anti-Muslim picks for his administration. “As our President-Elect, one of your duties is to ensure our collective safety and security,” the letter…
Archived: Japanese Internment 'Precedent' for Muslim Registry, Says Prominent Trump Supporter
A prominent Donald Trump surrogate and former spokesman for the pro-Trump Great America PAC on Wednesday suggested taking away immigrants’ constitutional rights and said there is “precedent” for enforcing a registry of all Muslim Americans: the internment camps Japanese Americans were held in during the World War II era. The…