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liberalmediaaddict

(884 posts)
14. Guess people can sleep better now
Sat Feb 13, 2021, 09:08 PM
Feb 2021

Ducklo is a longtime Biden aide fighting stage 4 cancer. Recently he uncharacteristically lost his temper and said some horrible things to a reporter asking about his love life. He immediately apologized.

The Biden team didn't fire him but instead suspended him without pay. Rumor is because if they fired him he would lose his health insurance and he is still receiving cancer treatments. So they gave him a chance to resign which he did today.

Ducklo's career and reputation is ruined. He's no longer a part of the Biden administration. He made a huge mistake, apologized directly to his victim and is now unemployed. I think the Biden team handled this correctly and Ducklo did the right thing by stepping down.

And I'm guessing the beltway press is going to continue to try to dig up scandals like this about Biden because of his promise to fire anyone who acts inappropriately. But hey that's Washington DC for ya.






Good. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2021 #1
As soon as we read what Ducklo did, it was only a matter of time before Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #2
Happy for this abbeyco Feb 2021 #3
When Pres. Biden said he would fire anyone on the spot spooky3 Feb 2021 #4
If he stayed he was just going to be a story every night on FOX, OANN and Newsmax kimbutgar Feb 2021 #5
Threatened to destroy a reporter? exboyfil Feb 2021 #11
You know how the severity of a story can be massaged to be even more dastardly than it really is kimbutgar Feb 2021 #20
Greg Gianforte actually did assault a reporter JI7 Feb 2021 #19
What was his offense? Deuxcents Feb 2021 #6
Love Life IADEMO2004 Feb 2021 #12
Politico 9/22/2020 BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: TJ Ducklo IADEMO2004 Feb 2021 #13
Young guy,... let his mouth go on without use of his brain. magicarpet Feb 2021 #7
He made a bad mistake but I truly hope he is taken care of given his health plight. Eid Ma Clack Shaw Feb 2021 #8
the flaccid media finally got a scalp after letting trump, pompeo abuse them for 4 years TomDaisy Feb 2021 #9
Biden on his first full day: I will fire anyone that does not treat fellow workers with respect Thekaspervote Feb 2021 #10
Guess people can sleep better now liberalmediaaddict Feb 2021 #14
Happy Valentines Day TJ Ducklo!!! I really feel sorry for this guy. IADEMO2004 Feb 2021 #18
The only thing he can look forward to is palliative care dalton99a Feb 2021 #15
He has stage IV cancer mcar Feb 2021 #16
+1 dalton99a Feb 2021 #17
Seems like the President and his coworkers could pay for his health care personally MichMan Feb 2021 #21
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