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☆ Donald Trump, who claimed to only hire the best people, was thoroughly asked why so many key players of his administration do not want him to be president again.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Samantha Grindell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

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☆ A judge warned Trump about comments that could 'jeopardize the safety or well-being' of others. 6 hours later, he attacked the judge, the judge's wife, and the judge's daughter.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Donald Trump started attacking the family of the judge presiding over his indictment in New York. Trump called Judge Juan Merchan and his family "Trump-hating" on Tuesday evening. Hours before, the judge warned him not to make remarks that could jeopardize the safety of others. Trump's comments blasting Merchan came six hours after Merchan warned the former president not to make comments likely to "jeopardize the safety or well-being of any individuals." That didn't stop Trump from slamming Merchan and his family hours later.

☆ Pete Buttigieg's presidential hopes make him an easy target for Republicans — and his slow response in Ohio gave them plenty of ammo
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg hasn't ruled out running for the White House again. He's in the spotlight and the hot seat far more than most other transportation secretaries before him. The search-engine test shows Buttigieg has become a high-profile target who finds himself in the spotlight far more than most other transportation secretaries before him. However, no transportation secretary has likely entered the job with more star power. After he strode onto the stage of The Late Show last fall, host Stephen Colbert noted that not many transportation secretaries have been guests on late night talk shows.

☆ US watchdog to audit Buttigieg government jet use
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-27 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - A U.S. government watchdog will audit Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg's use of government airplanes for some trips as part of a broad review dating back to 2017. The Transportation Department Office of Inspector General (OIG) will review 18 flights Buttigieg made on Federal Aviation Administration-operated (FAA) planes on seven total trips after a request by Republican Senator Marco Rubio. "Glad this will be reviewed independently so misleading narratives can be put to rest," Buttigieg wrote on Twitter. Elaine Chao served as Transportation secretary from 2017 through early 2021 under President Donald Trump. Rubio requested the review in December after Fox News reported on the flights and asked if any violations of Transportation Department policy were identified.

☆ A GOP senator says Republican lawmakers are frustrated with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg because he wants 'everything to be climate and politically correct'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-19 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Hill Republicans are increasingly voicing their issues with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. Sen. Capito told The Hill that Buttigieg had a "push" for everything "to be climate and politically correct." The Department of Transportation has defended Buttigieg's performance in handling recent crises. Secretary Buttigieg has been a vocal champion of President Biden's bipartisan infrastructure law. "Before, if you got your flight delayed, you weren't like 'oh that damn Elaine Chao,'" a Democratic operative told The Hill, referring to former President Donald Trump's transportation secretary.

Former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao called out former President Donald Trump amid his racist broadsides aimed at her and his other anti-Asian rhetoric. Trump, who is ramping up his 2024 presidential campaign, has repeatedly made racist attacks against Chao, who served in his administration, in recent months. Chao’s latest statement comes in the wake of several high-profile shootings targeting Asian Americans. Other Republicans, such as Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., have stopped short of condemning Trump’s attacks, often equating them to the former president’s penchant for using nicknames. She later served as Transportation secretary for the Trump administration.

☆ Elaine Chao, Trump-era transportation secretary and Mitch McConnell's wife, hits back at Trump for giving her the racist nickname 'Coco Chow'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao has spoken out against Trump's attacks on her. Trump on Monday again referred to Chao as "Coco Chow" in a Truth Social post. Chao said the racist nickname said more about Trump "than it will ever say about Asian Americans." Chao released her statement after Trump in a Truth Social post on Monday once again referred to her by the nickname "Coco Chow." When approached for comment about Chao, Trump's spokesperson, Steven Cheung, told Politico: "People should stop feigning outrage and engaging in controversies that exist only in their heads."

☆ Meta says it won’t punish Trump for attacking the 2020 election results. But the 2024 vote is a different story
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Nine minutes after Meta announced that it will allow Donald Trump back on its platforms, the disgraced ex-president was on his own Truth Social app posting about supposed election fraud in the 2020 election. And those content moderation calls are likely to be contentious. For instance, a Meta spokesperson said Trump will be permitted to attack the results of the 2020 election without facing consequences from the company. However, the spokesperson said, if Trump were to cast doubt on an upcoming election — like, the 2024 presidential race — the social giant will take action. But this is only one aspect of the murky content moderation waters that Meta will find itself in.

☆ Fact Check-Fabricated Elaine Chao tweet about Donald Trump created as satire
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A fabricated tweet attributed to Elaine Chao, Secretary of Transportation during U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, has duped some users online into thinking it is real. The screenshot was created by a satirical Twitter account. Trump referred to Chao by a derogatory nickname on Dec. 28 while criticizing her husband, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Chao, who was born in Taiwan, has called the slur a “racist taunt” and asked the media not to repeat it when previously used by Trump (here). Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao did not post a tweet insulting Donald Trump.

☆ McConnell says he's 'got better things to do with my time' than pay attention to Trump criticizing him
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"I've got better things to do with my time," McConnell told a local radio station. "I've got better things to do with my time," McConnell told Kentucky local news radio 840 WHAS, according to Punchbowl News' Andrew Desiderio. Trump recently decried McConnell over his support for a bill that would keep the government funded through September. "Actually, it's quite an honor," McConnell once said of Trump's "Old Crow" insult. McConnell on Tuesday told the local radio station, "I hope we nominate someone who can win."

☆ Biden, McConnell Kentucky event is a roadmap for White House under new Congress
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Steve Holland | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/2] U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks during an event to tout the new Brent Spence Bridge over the Ohio River between Covington, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio, near the bridge in Covington, Kentucky, U.S., January 4, 2023. That's the opposite of what the White House thinks voters want. In a stark sign of the Republican divisions that the White House hopes will work to their advantage, Trump endorsed McCarthy on Wednesday morning, while lobbing a racial slur at McConnell's wife. Biden and McConnell were joined by Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio, former Ohio Senator Rob Portman, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear and Ohio Governor Mike DeWine. McConnell was among a handful of Republicans who voted for the infrastructure law while many House Republicans including McCarthy opposed it.

☆ Trump throws Kevin McCarthy a lifeline and warns Republicans to avoid a 'GIANT & EMBARRASSING DEFEAT' in chaotic House Speaker race
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Trump re-upped his endorsement of Kevin McCarthy to become the next Speaker of the House. House lawmakers are expected to continue voting this afternoon. Until a speaker is selected, lawmakers cannot finish the basic formalities of starting a new Congress, including swearing in members. While Trump continues to boost McCarthy, the former president took another swipe at McConnell. "The harm they have done to the Republican Party is incalculable," Trump said of McConnell and Chao.

☆ Trump blasts Mitch McConnell over passage of government funding bill, claiming 'Democrats must have something really big' on him
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-26 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Trump blasted McConnell over Congress' recent passage of a government funding bill. The House and Senate last week approved the nearly $1.7 trillion bill to avert a government shutdown before the holiday recess. "If Senate Republicans controlled this chamber, we would have handled the appropriations process differently from top to bottom," McConnell said last week. Only nine House Republicans voted for it. "Just another win for the Democrats, Mitch, that wouldn't have happened if 'Trump' were President!"

☆ Mitch McConnell says the 'entire nation knows' who is responsible for the Capitol riot after the January 6 panel asked the DOJ to prosecute Donald Trump
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Mitch McConnell hit out at Donald Trump after the latter was referred to the DOJ for prosecution. In a statement, McConnell said that "entire nation knows who is responsible" for the Capitol riot, without directly naming Trump. The January 6 panel on Monday asked the DOJ to prosecute Trump on four charges linked to the riot. McConnell's statement came after the House panel investigating the Capitol riot on Monday asked the Justice Department to prosecute Trump on four charges. "There is no question — none — that President Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day," McConnell said of Trump at the time.

☆ Mitch McConnell could've tried to block a bill to protect same-sex marriage. He stayed silent about it instead.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Mitch McConnell never publicly offered his position on a bill to protect same-sex marriage. Susan Collins of Maine and Thom Tillis of North Carolina on amendments to the bill, told Insider. "You know, the leader has to look at his conference," Tillis told Insider, referencing his own time as the Speaker of the North Carolina House. Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, a conservative opponent of the bill, told Insider that "of course" he wished McConnell had taken a vocal position on the bill. As Sinema stood up to embrace the Iowa Republican, McConnell rose from his seat and voted no.

☆ Inside the marriage of Elaine Chao and Mitch McConnell, a political power couple who met later in life
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Shana Lebowitz | Talia Lakritz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Senator Mitch McConnell and former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao are a GOP power couple. Chao has starred in campaign ads defending McConnell's record on women's issues. In November, McConnell voted against protections for interracial marriages despite his own. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up!

☆ Rick Scott — Mitch McConnell's would-be rival — dodged a question on whether he'd back the Kentucky senator for GOP leader
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Sen. Rick Scott dodged a question about whether he would back Mitch McConnell for GOP leader. KUDLOW: Are you backing Mitch McConnell? Trump endorses Rick Scott for Republican Senate Leader: “I think Rick Scott would be much better than McConnell. I'm not a fan of McConnell and I am a fan of Rick Scott." "Because Masters said he would vote against Mitch McConnell, and so Mitch would rather be leader than have a Republican majority.

☆ Rick Scott launches his Trump-backed challenge of Mitch McConnell to become Senate GOP leader
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Sen. Rick Scott is challenging Mitch McConnell to become the top Senate Republican. Scott's challenge comes as former President Donald Trump and some Senate Republicans blame McConnell for a lackluster midterm election. As Politico broke the news of Scott's challenge, McConnell's allies lashed out. As the leader of Senate Republicans' campaign arm, Scott played a key role in shaping his party's strategy. Unlike McConnell, Scott did not want the GOP to aggressively intervene in contested primaries, which led to Trump-backed challengers like Dr. Mehmet Oz and Don Bolduc emerging in key races in Pennsylvania and New Hampshire, respectively.

☆ Matt Gaetz mocked GOP leadership over the midterms, dubbing Mitch McConnell, Kevin McCarthy, and Ronna McDaniel a 'McFailure'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Matt Gaetz blasted several top GOP leaders as vote counts for the midterms draw to a close. McFailure," tweet Gaetz, meaning Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, and Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel. Gaetz's tweet laid part of the blame on McCarthy, McConnell, and McDaniel. McDaniel has publicly had warmer ties with Trump in recent years than McConnell and McCarthy. Nor did representatives for McCarthy, McConnell, and McDaniel.

Share this -Link copiedCommittee votes to subpoena Trump The committee voted on Thursday unanimously to subpoena Trump. Trump would not be the first president to be subpoenaed, nor would he be the first former president subpoenaed by Congress. "Even before the networks called the race for President Biden on Nov. 7th, his chances of pulling out a victory were virtually nonexistent, and President Trump knew it," Kinzinger said. “At times, President Trump acknowledged the reality of his loss. “What did President Trump know?

That's based on a Secret Service email from 9:09 a.m. "The head of the President’s Secret Service protective detail, Robert Engel, was specifically aware of the large crowds outside the magnetometers," Schiff said. A Secret Service report at 7:58 a.m. said, "Some members of the crowd are wearing ballistic helmets, body armor carrying radio equipment and military grade backpacks." On Dec. 26, a Secret Service field office relayed a tip that had been received by the FBI, Schiff said. Trump would not be the first president to be subpoenaed, nor would he be the first former president subpoenaed by Congress.

The Jan. 6 committee's ninth and likely final investigative hearing Thursday will feature new testimony and evidence, including Secret Service records and surveillance video. ET, will not include any live witnesses, a committee aide said. All nine committee members are expected to lead segments of the hearing. That’s a departure from this summer when each of the eight hearings featured only a few panel members at a time. Part of the committee's charge is to issue legislative recommendations to prevent another Jan. 6 attack, and some panel members Thursday will present on the ongoing threats to democracy that remain.

☆ Sen. Scott asked about Trump's racist insult of McConnell's wife. Hear his response
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-02 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

CNN's Dana Bash asks Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) about former President Donald Trump's social media post threatening Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell with a "death wish" for supporting "Democrat sponsored bills." He also mocked his former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, who is McConnell's wife.

The committee had been planning to hold another hearing on Wednesday but postponed it due to the hurricane approaching Florida. “Nothing provided by the Jan. 6 committee can be considered credible, or unedited or not manipulated," Stone told NBC News Tuesday. The committee has also obtained a trove of Secret Service documents from the period around the Jan. 6 attack. "I think it’s certainly something that will be explored," at the hearing, said the committee member who requested anonymity. “We all swore the same oath to the Constitution,” Cheney told NBC News in a statement, responding to the GOP criticism she’s faced.

☆ Congressional stock report: Diet Coke-loving Debbie Dingell buys the competition, environmentalist Lois Frankel eyes oil, and Dan Crenshaw gets his move on
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-29 | by ( Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Members of Congress regularly make stock trades and are required to disclose them. Here's Insider's compilation of the most recent stock trades lawmakers disclosed. Her stock sales include the American Express Company, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation, consumer credit reporting agency Equifax Inc., and oil company Hess Corporation. Dingell this month also sold up to $50,000 worth of stock in the parent company of department store Macy's. These disclosures, which include a range of information about members' income, assets, debt, and financial trades, were originally due May 17.

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