White House withdraws nominee to head FEMA

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

The White House will withdraw its nominee to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency, according to a White House official and a source familiar with the matter.

They confirmed that the Trump administration will pull the nomination of Jeffrey Byard to head FEMA. The official said that Byard withdrew his nomination after an accusation surfaced that he was in an altercation. The official also said that the FBI determined that the accusation was unsubstantiated.

The official said the White House will nominate Peter Gaynor, the current acting administrator of FEMA, to lead the agency.

POLITICO reported last week that Byard’s nomination could be in trouble over the altercation accusation and that he was delayed indefinitely in the Senate. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), who oversees the Senate’s Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, acknowledged that the nominee had some problems.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/18/trump-fema-nominee-pulled-1502435

[Scarsdale]

1. Yes, he seems to have taught

tRump every dirty trick in the book. Hopefully KARMA comes along soon to rescue us. God only knows that the gop will never dare find their spines and stand up for what is right. Of all role models, they chose the slimiest, immoral, clueless, ignorant, conceited, repulsive person EVER to stand in lockstep alongside. What a national disgrace the gop has shown themselves to be.

[murielm99]

2. Karma isn't going to rescue us.

We will have to do it ourselves.

[rpannier]

3. Pulled the name of Jeffrey Byard

I thought it was because trump was thinking Jeffrey Epstein
Realized it wasn't Epstein, so he pulled the guy from consideration