President-elect Donald Trump nominated his former candidate Wednesday. Senator Kelly LoefflerOne of the wealthiest people to ever serve in Congress, he headed the Small Business Administration.
Trump: “Small businesses are the backbone of a great economy” wroteLoeffler boasted that she would “offer the business experience” to “create opportunities” for small businesses to “grow, innovate and thrive.”
Despite her new gig, obscenely rich Loeffler, the founder of a cryptocurrency company and former owner of a WNBA team, doesn’t actually implement small business ideas.
There’s a notice. After the rumor spread Loeffler will be appointed Secretary of Agriculture. Ultimately, Trump’s decision to give Loeffler the role may or may not have had anything to do with the fact that the president-elect, a felon, paid for her re-election bid.
She briefly represented Georgia in the Senate from 2020 to 2021. lose in the runoff election To Senator Raphael Warnock.
A day before the runoff election, Loeffler joined Trump on the campaign trail, pouring out claims of voter fraud and authoritarian calls to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
To make matters worse, she was later accused of insider trading. invested millions of dollars in stocks After a closed-door briefing for senators in January 2020.
Loeffler is just the latest Trump administration nominee to have a scandal in the closet.
different A controversial choice That includes Peter Navarro, who was just released from federal prison after serving a four-month sentence. refuse to comply With a congressional subpoena.
charles kushner— who also happens to be Ivanka Trump’s father-in-law — also served some time in prison. Kushner was sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to filing false tax returns, lying to the Federal Election Commission and retaliating against a witness. Trump forgave him for his troubles and appointed him ambassador to France.
The nebulous duo will join fellow felon Trump, with nominators such as the Fox News host. Pete HegsethThe candidate for Secretary of Defense, who has been in the spotlight for sexual assault allegations, has revealed his public drunkenness and his stance on women serving in combat.
Welcome to the circus, Kelly. You will adapt right away.
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