The White House on Tuesday gave up its fight to have Neera Tanden lead the Office of Management and Budget, accepting the first Cabinet-level defeat for a Biden nominee. President Biden said in a statement Tuesday evening that he had accepted Tanden’s request to withdraw her nomination and that he looked forward to having her serve in another role in his administration. Tanden’s nomination was met with immediate opposition. Senators took issue with “mean tweets” targeted at lawmakers in both parties that Tanden had posted when she was president of the Center for American Progress, a left-leaning think tank. A number of key senators — most notably Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) — had announced that they would oppose her nomination Tanden’s supporters argued that the criticisms of her social media posts was unfair and hypocritical given the how Republicans had responded, or failed to respond, to offensive tweets and comments made by President Tru
March 3, 2021
She had faced opposition for tweets she had sent attacking members of both parties before her nomination.
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She s President Biden s first nominee to not make it through Senate approval.
Tanden faced opposition from Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and moderate Republicans for tweets she had sent attacking members of both parties before her nomination.
Tanden said she did not want to continue the process and become a distraction after it was clear to her and White House officials there was no path forward. The president has not announced a new nominee.
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Surrender: Neera Tanden withdraws from nomination for OMB chief
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AllahpunditPosted at 7:14 pm on March 2, 2021
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I’d been wondering what happened to this. We had a cliffhanger over the weekend when Lisa Murkowski, the lone Republican undecided, said she would meet with Tanden on Monday. Monday came and went, and no news. Then Tuesday morning came and went with no news.
Whatever could be taking so long?
Was Murkowski negotiating with Sleepy Joe for her vote, maybe? John Thune seemed to think so:
Murkowski has been sharply critical of some of Biden’s energy policies, including a moratorium on oil and gas leasing on public lands like the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. Among many other issues,