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Mar. 23, 2022: Sinema bashes Dems, Dems bash Zients
Mar. 23, 2022: Sinema bashes Dems, Dems bash Zients
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Mar 23, 2023
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JMart’s latest column is hot off the presses and already blowing up
group chats on Capitol Hill: “Sinema Trashes Dems: ‘Old Dudes Eating
Jell-O’”
As her fundraising efforts plow forward, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.)
“has used a series of Republican-dominated receptions and retreats this
year to belittle her Democratic colleagues, shower her GOP allies with
praise and, in one case, quite literally give the middle finger to
President Biden’s White House,” Martin writes. “Speaking in private,
whether one-on-one or with small groups of Republican senators, she’s
even more cutting, particularly about Senate Majority Leader Chuck
Schumer, whom she derides in harshly critical terms, according to senior
Republican officials directly familiar with her comments.”
White House chief of staff Jeff Zients has been President Joe Biden's
top aide for less than two months — and grumbling has already erupted
both inside and outside the administration over whether he’s up to the
job.
In a story out this morning, Adam Cancryn, Eugene and Nicholas Wu spoke
with 16 administration officials, lawmakers and others with knowledge of
internal White House dynamics, and found widespread concerns “over
whether Zients has the political instincts and Capitol Hill
relationships to deftly navigate a crucial period ahead of Biden’s
anticipated reelection run.”
And, tech reporter Rebecca Kern stops by for a preview of TikTok CEO
Shou Chew's hearing before the House Energy and Commerce committee.
group chats on Capitol Hill: “Sinema Trashes Dems: ‘Old Dudes Eating
Jell-O’”
As her fundraising efforts plow forward, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.)
“has used a series of Republican-dominated receptions and retreats this
year to belittle her Democratic colleagues, shower her GOP allies with
praise and, in one case, quite literally give the middle finger to
President Biden’s White House,” Martin writes. “Speaking in private,
whether one-on-one or with small groups of Republican senators, she’s
even more cutting, particularly about Senate Majority Leader Chuck
Schumer, whom she derides in harshly critical terms, according to senior
Republican officials directly familiar with her comments.”
White House chief of staff Jeff Zients has been President Joe Biden's
top aide for less than two months — and grumbling has already erupted
both inside and outside the administration over whether he’s up to the
job.
In a story out this morning, Adam Cancryn, Eugene and Nicholas Wu spoke
with 16 administration officials, lawmakers and others with knowledge of
internal White House dynamics, and found widespread concerns “over
whether Zients has the political instincts and Capitol Hill
relationships to deftly navigate a crucial period ahead of Biden’s
anticipated reelection run.”
And, tech reporter Rebecca Kern stops by for a preview of TikTok CEO
Shou Chew's hearing before the House Energy and Commerce committee.
Released:
Mar 23, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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