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    1. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner May 18

      Chris Geidner Retweeted David Martosko

      This worked so well last time!https://twitter.com/dmartosko/status/997504358119026690 …

      Chris Geidner added,

      David MartoskoVerified account @dmartosko
      Trump just announced he's nominating Acting VA Secretary Robert Wilkie to be the actual secretary. Wilkie was in the room and didn't appear to know this was coming.
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    2. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner May 18

      Chris Geidner Retweeted Tarini Parti

      Note —>https://twitter.com/tparti/status/997505462621925379 …

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      Tarini PartiVerified account @tparti
      At the WH press briefing yesterday, Wilkie thanked Trump profusely from the podium after the president gave his 2018 Q1 salary to the VA. "President Trump understands the critical role of caregivers in meeting the essential needs of America's veterans."
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    3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner May 18

      This nomination, if successful, also means that the Defense Dep't would lose a key member of its senior leadership team. Wilkie is the Senate-confirmed Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. He's doing double-duty now as Acting-VA Sec.pic.twitter.com/LFzwhCI5GK

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    4. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner May 18

      Wilkie's DOD bio —> https://www.defense.gov/About/Biographies/Biography-View/Article/1394799/robert-wilkie/ …

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    5. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner May 18

      Under the Vacancies Reform Act, Wilkie will have to step down as acting VA secretary once he is formally nominated to be VA secretary. See: http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/national-labor-relations-board-v-sw-general-inc/ …pic.twitter.com/xiphBqPI6r

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    6. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner May 18

      Meanwhile, at DOD, there's still no principal deputy in place under Wilkie. That's the person who would be "delegated full power and authority to act for" Wilkie, as consistent with law. The position is vacant. It does not appear Trump has yet even nominated anyone for the role.pic.twitter.com/64noYq8STL

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    7. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner May 18

      (The last nominee I can find was from Obama in 2014, but someone should please correct me if I'm wrong. Also: DOD should correct its spelling of "Readinesss" in the principal deputy's job title there.)

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      Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner May 18

      Chris Geidner Retweeted Tarini Parti

      Oof:https://twitter.com/tparti/status/997520608228409344 …

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      Tarini PartiVerified account @tparti
      Trump announcing Wilkie's nomination: "I'll be informing him in a little while -- he doesn’t know this yet -- that we're going to be putting his name up for nomination to be Secretary of the Veterans Administration. Fantastic. I'm sorry that I ruined the surprise."
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        1. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner May 18

          And, we got an "intent to nominate" release about Wilkie, who Trump said earlier today was his pick to be VA secretary. Wilkie will have to step down as acting VA sec when formally nominated (see earlier in this thread).pic.twitter.com/fJPPgO5UHw

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        1. John Wie (위문경)‏ @johnwie May 18
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          the master of segues...and public speaking in general. Surprised he didn't end it with - "maybe not, we'll have to see"

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        1. Australovenαtør‏ @Ed650b May 18
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          This is how the most powerful nation in human history is being run?

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