President Donald Trump continues to make questionable decisions on who will serve in key positions in his administration. His most up-to-date picks embrace males who’ve promoted debunked conspiracy theories and one other who has been accused of spousal abuse.
Trump has chosen conservative author Darren Beattie to function performing beneath secretary of state for public diplomacy.
Beattie ran the pro-Trump Revolver Information web site the place he offered Trump gear together with a shirt that stated “it’s OK to deny 2020,” a reference to 2020 election conspiracy theories. Beattie has additionally claimed that the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol was a “clear hoax” carried out by the federal authorities.
The brand new rent beforehand served within the first Trump administration. Throughout that stint he was fired after it was found that he had spoken at a convention alongside white supremacists.
Joe Kent, who twice didn’t win a congressional seat in Washington, was chosen by Trump to steer the Nationwide Counter Terrorism Middle. The middle is accountable for accumulating intelligence from different companies—together with the FBI, CIA, and the Departments of Protection and Homeland Safety—to evaluate threats and to formulate a unified response.
When working for workplace, Kent gave an interview to a Nazi sympathizer and white supremacist. Kent additionally appeared in pictures at a fundraiser alongside the host, Greyson Arnold, who had beforehand argued that the U.S. ought to have sided with Nazi Germany in World Battle II.
Kent additionally got here to the protection of white supremacist Nick Fuentes when his account was banned by Twitter in 2021, writing, “Many are glad that their political rivals are targeted by the state & big tech, they hate Trump, @NickJFuentes & MAGA.”
Kent is a 2020 election conspiracy theorist and stated in a 2021 candidate discussion board that President Joe Biden was “not legitimate.”
Trump has additionally chosen failed Pennsylvania congressional candidate Sean Parnell to function the chief spokesperson on the Pentagon.
“A Great American Patriot, Sean is a fearless Combat Veteran, who led one of the most decorated units in the Afghanistan War,” Trump wrote.
What Trump failed to notice in his announcement was that Parnell’s estranged spouse accused him of abuse. Underneath oath in 2021, Laurie Parnell stated her husband “tried to choke me out on a couch” and that he “was strangling me.” She additionally stated that in a Thanksgiving journey, Parnell compelled her out of a automobile and left her on the facet of the freeway. Parnell denied the allegations.
Laurie Parnell later was awarded sole custody of their three youngsters and the decide described her as “the more credible witness” within the case.
The three hires echo the abuse allegations which have been leveled in opposition to Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth, in addition to the various girls who’ve credibly accused Trump of sexual abuse.
Trump is notorious for selling a number of ridiculous conspiracy theories, most notably the racist birther conspiracy that alleged former President Barack Obama was not a U.S. citizen. Trump has made clear that he intends to reward fellow vacationers on the earth of conspiracy and abuse.
