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6. Yes, some Rs must have been threatening

Tue Sep 30, 2025, 07:15 PM

Sep 30

not to vote for him. For some reason, this was their red line.

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Trump's new nominee to take over the Bureau of Labor Statistics is toast [View all] senseandsensibility Sep 30 OP

Must have been something else we don't know about. Irish_Dem Sep 30 #1

Concur. nt eppur_se_muova Sep 30 #2

They need to learn how to freaking VETT their candidates first! tblue37 Sep 30 #3

What makes you think they didn't? subterranean Sep 30 #4

Yes, some Rs must have been threatening senseandsensibility Sep 30 #6

Why is this a dealbreaker in Trump world? newdeal2 Sep 30 #5

My take was that it wasn't a dealbreaker at all Ruby the Liberal Oct 1 #18

Or they discovered he's actually qualified for the position... GopherGal Sep 30 #7

That's what I have been thinking. ananda Sep 30 #10

Nope. He has proven in his past writings that he is Wiz Imp Sep 30 #17

He's not remotely qualified. He's genuinely awful. Wiz Imp Sep 30 #15

Trump doesn't want any competition. Mblaze Sep 30 #8

Thought that was his resume lame54 Sep 30 #11

I bet there is even worse dirt than twitter comments progressoid Sep 30 #12

Don't see anything Trump would find objectionable there. Gimpyknee Sep 30 #13

sounds like a standard Trump humper to me Skittles Sep 30 #14

Has anyone published those messages yet? Wiz Imp Sep 30 #16