WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead a federal watchdog agency, Paul Ingrassia, has dropped out of consideration for the role, Ingrassia said on social media on Tuesday. Ingrassia faced a rare Republican pushback following a report that he described himself as having a “Nazi streak.” (Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; editing […]
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Trump nominee to lead federal watchdog drops bid in face of Republican pushback
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead a federal watchdog agency, Paul Ingrassia, has dropped out of consideration for the role, Ingrassia said on social media on Tuesday.
Ingrassia faced a rare Republican pushback following a report that he described himself as having a “Nazi streak.”
(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; editing by Scott Malone)