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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGOP Freshman Flipped Her Staff
March 2, 2021 at 9:44 am EST By Taegan Goddard
Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) has lost her chief of staff, communications director and legislative director already. And shes only been in Congress for 57 days, Punchbowl News reports.
Van Duyne fired chief of staff Brendan Belair and legislative director Erica Barker. Van Duynes spokeswoman Amanda Gonzalez Thompson also quit last week.
Turnover isnt uncommon on Capitol Hill, especially for a new lawmaker, but this level of churn this early in a congressional career is quite notable, and its very strange.
But this is even stranger: On Feb. 10, Christian Dillard, the former spokesperson for Van Dyunes campaign and a longtime acquaintance of the congresswoman, shot and killed himself outside Van Duynes home. Van Duyne was home at the time of the incident.
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GOP Freshman Flipped Her Staff (Original Post)
DonViejo
Mar 2021
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When her spokesperson killed himself in her front yard the news said she didn't know who he was.
flying_wahini
Mar 2021
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hlthe2b
(102,449 posts)1. Damn... What the hell is going on in that office?
samnsara
(17,651 posts)5. i was literally saying that out loud when I read your post....
....what the hell??
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)2. Is she another Margarine Traitor Gangrene?
CurtEastPoint
(18,670 posts)3. She is a vile hater: VERY anti-muslim.
she needs to have that thing on her cheek looked at: it's hate bubbling out.
TwilightZone
(25,505 posts)4. She probably fired them because she wasn't getting as much attention...
as the Terror Twins.
flying_wahini
(6,676 posts)6. When her spokesperson killed himself in her front yard the news said she didn't know who he was.
She was at home when it happened.
mn9driver
(4,428 posts)7. The staffer killed himself on. her. front. porch.
While she was inside. She says she heard a gunshot and opened the door to find his body.
It seems pretty clear, to me anyway, that the turnover in her office is related in some way to this.
Laelth
(32,017 posts)8. Predatory stare. Empty, shark-like eyes.
A perfectly-practiced smile thats the same every time.
Thats a Cluster B personality disorder, I would guess. She drives those around her to madness.
-Laelth
Wounded Bear
(58,755 posts)9. How very Trumpian...