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nitpicker

(7,153 posts) Mon Jul 15, 2019, 06:28 AM Jul 2019

Trump weighs ousting Commerce chief Wilbur Ross after census defeat

Source: NBC News

July 15, 2019, 5:02 AM EDT

By Hans Nichols, Kayla Tausche, CNBC and Hallie Jackson

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has told aides and allies that he is considering removing Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross after a stinging Supreme Court defeat on adding a citizenship question to the census, according to multiple people familiar with the conversations.

While Trump has previously expressed frustration with the 81-year-old Ross, in particular over failed trade negotiations, Ross's long personal relationship with the president has allowed him to keep his job. And after the departure of Labor Secretary Alex Acosta, the Cabinet’s only Hispanic who resigned on Friday amid questions about his role in a controversial 2008 plea agreement with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Ross may yet receive another reprieve.

But some White House officials expect Ross to be the next Cabinet secretary to depart, possibly as soon as this summer, according to advisers and officials.

Frustrated by Ross' leadership of the Census Bureau, which is within the Commerce Department, Trump has been making calls to allies outside the White House musing about replacing Ross.
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Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-weighs-ousting-commerce-chief-wilbur-ross-after-census-defeat-n1029761

I wonder if something else damaging about Ross may be forthcoming?

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Trump weighs ousting Commerce chief Wilbur Ross after census defeat (Original Post) nitpicker Jul 2019 OP

all of these people are corrupt shits JI7 Jul 2019 #1

Wilbur is a crook, watoos Jul 2019 #2

tRump needs to Scarsdale Jul 2019 #3

Honey, if you fire cabinet members over every single defeat underpants Jul 2019 #4

Why? Has first choice Heinrich Himler become available? marble falls Jul 2019 #5

Good. Removal should be the result of failure. Next, sic the FBI on his financial deals. nt NCjack Jul 2019 #6

Twumpy's upset again Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2019 #7

JI7

(89,269 posts)

1. all of these people are corrupt shits

Reply to nitpicker (Original post)

Mon Jul 15, 2019, 06:31 AM

Jul 2019

watoos

(7,142 posts)

2. Wilbur is a crook,

Reply to nitpicker (Original post)

Mon Jul 15, 2019, 06:37 AM

Jul 2019

he laundered money at the Bank of Cyprus.

He fits in well with Trump/Barr, why would Trump fire another crook?

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)

3. tRump needs to

Reply to nitpicker (Original post)

Mon Jul 15, 2019, 06:56 AM

Jul 2019

look in the mirror before deciding who needs replacing. Many people say, believe me that the one to replace is the orange blob of lard in the WH. Get him out, let the rest of the crooks get out and we can start to make this country NORMAL again. We need an ADULT in the WH once again, with intelligent people around them. The gop is so corrupt, they are terrified that all their secrets will come out if they tell the truth about their orange ass "leader"