“Surely Tanden went beyond the pale when she “liked” a tweet calling then-Secretary of State John F. Kerry a ‘traitor’ and ‘Vietnam’s worst export,’ and when she suggested Clinton supporters leave the country. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. "I think, in light of her combative and insulting comments about many members of the Senate, mainly on our side of the aisle, that it creates certainly a problematic path," he said to USA Today. Neera Tanden's confirmation has come under fire after a series of deleted tweets targeting her political opponents she wrote emerged Credit: AP:Associated Press Tanden quietly began deleting at least 1,000 tweets, targeting Republicans and Bernie Sanders-supporting Democrats , in November 2020. I am concerned when members are influenced by criticism of themselves in voting against a nominee. Josh Fox, a climate activist and surrogate for Mr Sanders, said the choice did not seem to align with Mr Biden's message of unity. Ms Tanden has support from other prominent progressives as well, including Sen. Sherrod Brown, former Georgia lawmaker and activist Stacey Abrams, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Barbara Lee. She had apologised to senators during her confirmation hearings earlier this month. New Delhi: Indian-American Neera Tanden, who has been nominated by US President Joe Biden as his budget chief, faces a tough confirmation process due to her history of “mean tweets”. Ms Tanden has been a vocal critic of progressive policies like Medicare for All and formerly advised Ms Clinton against supporting a $15 minimum wage. Tanden reportedly deleted more than 1,000 tweets before her confirmation process started. I have not read all of the tweets, but I am not convinced that the tweets make her unqualified for his position. Though Mr Sanders could vote against her nomination, it seems unlikely given that Mr Sanders was one of Mr Biden's most visible and vocal supporters during the general election. Tanden … Neera Tanden Did Not Delete Tweets Criticizing Lisa Murkowski: ‘High on Your Own Supply’ 1,471 Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. Now all of a sudden it’s a disqualification for someone to serve in the cabinet that engaged in her own opinion on Twitter? Republican Senators Mitt Romney and Susan Collins both announced last month that they would not vote to confirm Tanden. As a child for a period her family relied on food stamps to eat, on Section 8 vouchers to pay the rent and on the social safety. Ms Tanden is the president of the Centre for American Progress. Feb 9, 2021, 3:47 pm* Tanden quietly began deleting at least 1,000 tweets, targeting Republicans and Bernie Sanders-supporting Democrats, in November 2020. Democrats were quick to point out the hypocrisy of Republicans arguing that rude Twitter posts were grounds for disqualification from political leadership. Neera Tanden, President Biden’s pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget, aimed many of the tweets at issue at senators who control the fate of her nomination. Tanden told a Senate committee, "I deeply regret and apologize for my language", and explained that deleting the tweets prior to her nomination was an act of remorse rather than a cover-up. Font Size: President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Neera Tanden has criticized Republican … A tweet from 2018 that remains on Tanden's account read: "Russia did a lot more to help Bernie than the DNC’s random internal emails did to help Hillary.". "I appreciate people's concerns about my tweets and I've regretted them, and I deleted tweets because I regretted my tone, and I've deleted tweets over many months," she said. Ahead of the 2020 election, Trump abandoned Collins' reelection bid for her Maine Senate seat, declaring that she was "not worth the work!" CNN reported back in December that Tanden has deleted more than 1,000 tweets from over the years, many critical of GOP senators, amid the prospect of a nomination fight. "Neera Tanden is smart, experienced, and qualified for the position of OMB Director," Mr Brown told Reuters. Former Sen. Claire McCaskill told MSNBC it is "just ridiculous" that "the Republican senators are now all of a sudden worried about tweets that hurt their feelings. committed to full employment, boosting wages, [and] reducing inequality. She also irked labour organising advocates after she shut down CAP's journalistic arm, ThinkProgress, when its staff attempted to unionise. The screenshot on the left is from Nov. 16 on Wayback. NEERA Tanden is the president of the left-leaning Center for American Progress and President Joe Biden's nomination to head the Office of Management and Budget, during his administration. Her fresh perspective can help meet this moment. I have not read all of the tweets, but I am not convinced that the tweets make her unqualified for his position. Cuomo had someone ELSE take his own sexual harassment training, accuser says, Dem slammed for bringing CAKE before giving thumbs down to $15 min wage, CBS 'paying Oprah's company up to $9M' to air Harry and Meg bombshell interview, Disturbing vid shows white kids 'forcing black student to drink URINE', Tiger Woods WAS found unconscious in wreck by neighbor who heard horror crash, © 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. 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