Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Individual to Key Administration Post; July 20, 2020

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NOMINATIONS & APPOINTMENTS

President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Individual to Key Administration Post
Issued on: July 20, 2020

Today, President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key position in his Administration:

John Gibbs, of Michigan, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management for a term of four years.

John Gibbs has been an appointee at the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for more than three years, and currently serves as Acting Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, where he oversees an annual budget of $8 billion for programs addressing homelessness, community development, and disaster relief. He recently led the successful deployment of more than $9 billion in CARES Act funds in response to coronavirus.

Prior to his service at HUD, Mr. Gibbs led non-profit teams in Japan. Using his fluency in Japanese, he trained non-profits on how to reach the vulnerable using technology, and deployed homeless outreach strategies for Japanese churches.

Before that, Mr. Gibbs was a software engineer in Silicon Valley, where he worked for Symantec, Palm, and Apple, playing a key role in the development of landmark technology products including industry-leading intrusion detection software, and the very first version of the iPhone.

Mr. Gibbs hails from Lansing, Michigan, and is a published author, having written academically on the application of Behavioral Economics to policymaking. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Stanford University, and a Master in Public Administration from the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government.

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1. And his term will be approx 180 days...go for it buddy!!

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2. Latest Trump Nominee Backed "Satanic" Hillary Claims

Latest Trump Nominee Backed “Satanic” Hillary Claims
July 22, 2020

Are these stories even remotely surprising anymore?

The Trump administration announced this week the nomination of a former conservative commentator with a history of inflammatory and conspiratorial tweets to be the head of the Office of Personnel Management. John Gibbs, the nominee, is currently the acting assistant secretary for community planning and development at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, where he has worked for three years.

A KFile review in 2018 of archived versions of Gibbs’ Twitter feed showed he had spread a false conspiracy theory that claimed Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign chairman took part in a satanic ritual. Gibbs also defended an anti-Semitic Twitter user who had been banned from the platform, and made derogatory comments about Islam and the Democratic Party.

Gibbs also tweeted in support of anti-LGBT and anti-Semitic sentiments. Hit the link for much more.

Trump's pick to head Office of Personnel Management spread 'satanic' conspiracy theory, called Democrats party of 'Islam' and 'gender-bending'
By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN

Updated 3:43 PM ET, Wed July 22, 2020

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(CNN) -- The Trump administration announced this week the nomination of a former conservative commentator with a history of inflammatory and conspiratorial tweets to be the head of the Office of Personnel Management.

John Gibbs, the nominee, is currently the acting assistant secretary for community planning and development at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, where he has worked for three years.

A CNN KFile review in 2018 of archived versions of Gibbs' Twitter feed showed he had spread a false conspiracy theory that claimed Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign chairman took part in a satanic ritual. Gibbs also defended an anti-Semitic Twitter user who had been banned from the platform, and made derogatory comments about Islam and the Democratic Party.

Gibbs' Twitter feed has been set to private since 2017 and the few tweets archived and accessible to public view offer only a small glimpse of his activity on social media.

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