Democratic Primaries

SouthernProgressive

(1,810 posts) Fri Jun 28, 2019, 03:43 PM Jun 2019

Elizabeth Warren pledges not to give ambassadorships to wealthy donors if elected

Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Friday pledged not to give ambassador posts to donors if she becomes president and said she would fill certain senior-most positions at the State Department with career ambassadors.

The promises were part of the new plan the Democratic presidential candidate unveiled aimed at the State Department. The Massachusetts Democrat wrote in Medium Post that President Donald Trump has "declared war" on the department and that it will take "a whole lot of work" to get enough qualified diplomats back into the government. She also slammed Trump for "selling swanky diplomatic posts to rich buffoons," although Trump is not the first president to appoint financial backers of his campaign to ambassador posts.

CNN

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Elizabeth Warren pledges not to give ambassadorships to wealthy donors if elected (Original Post) SouthernProgressive Jun 2019 OP

Good. Good. Good. No more bribery. NT emmaverybo Jun 2019 #1

K & R appalachiablue Jun 2019 #2

emmaverybo

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1. Good. Good. Good. No more bribery. NT

Reply to SouthernProgressive (Original post)

Fri Jun 28, 2019, 03:44 PM

Jun 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

appalachiablue

(44,176 posts)

2. K & R

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Fri Jun 28, 2019, 03:56 PM

Jun 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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