Biden government: The White House was forced to withdraw its controversial candidacy

In a statement, he claimed to have I accepted Nira Tandin’s request to withdraw His candidacy, which was the most controversial in his government.

She was said to be the daughter of Indian immigrants, the first woman from an ethnic minority to hold the office of Management and Budget and one of the few women to have led that office.

However, Joe Biden added that she would play a role in his administration. Persons appointed to more than one position do not need Senate approval.

I have great respect for his achievements, experience and adviceIn his press release, the US President said. It will bring insightful perspective and insight to our work..

In her letter to the Chair, Ms. Tandin said that the role of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget had been taken into accountHonor of a lifetime. Unfortunately, it now seems clear that confirming my appointment is impossible, and I don’t want my candidacy to get in the way of your other priorities., I wrote.

Two weeks ago, Democratic Senator Joe Mansheen publicly indicated that he would reject his candidacy. Since the two parties each have 50 senators, his decision means that at least one Republican has to support him.

But Senator Mansin’s announcement seemed to destroy his chances.

Several Republican senators had cited Ms. Tanden’s blistering tweets against some Republicans opposing her appointment, and criticized her nerves.

After, after ‘Presidential elections on November 3She also deleted a thousand tweets.

But the Republicans ’argument has won them accusations of hypocrisy from Democrats because of the insults inflicted by the former White House tenant Donald Trump.

Shortly before the White House announcement, Senator Lisa Murkowski, who is seen as one of the Republicans most likely to support Tanden’s appointment, said she had not made a decision on it.

But he was not sure that there would be no further splits in the democratic camp.

A CNN source said the green light from Arizona Senator Kirsten Cinema, who is the most centrist Democrat alongside Joe Mansion, was as uncertain, as was the case for independent Senator Bernie Sanders.

Tandin, a longtime Hillary Clinton advisor, often crossed swords on Twitter with camp supporters and Bernie Sanders.

Before the White House press release was released, Mr. Sanders, the chair of the Senate Budget Committee that oversaw the hearings over Ms. Tanden’s assertion, told CNN that she had not received the necessary votes.

During the hearing, he had been denounced Fierce attacks on progressives. Tandin had apologized for her tweets.

Half of the appointments have been confirmed

With two new assurances on Tuesday, half of Biden’s 25 cabinet members who sought Senate support were granted passports to serve in his administration.

And so the Senate gave the go-ahead to appoint Gina Raimondo as Secretary of Commerce and to appoint Cecilia Ross as Chair of the President’s Council of Economic Advisors.

Ms. Ross, dean of the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, will become the first African American to hold the position.

Of the 13 candidates whose candidacy was confirmed by the Senate, she received the most support, 95 Yeah And 4 Non.

Interestingly, this was the first time Republican Josh Hawley supported a nomination and the second time his colleague Ted Cruz.

Cecilia Ross has already served on the board and is invited to lead through Barack Obama’s first term as well as her work on the National Economic Council in the Clinton administration.

Ms Raimondo, a former governor of Rhode Island, resigned hours after her appointment was confirmed by the Senate. For its part, it had the support of 84 senators to 15.