Climate change sceptic Kathleen Hartnett White dropped as Trump environment expert

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/04/kathleen-hartnett-white-dropped-trump-environment-adviser
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The nomination of Kathleen Hartnett White, a climate change sceptic, to serve as Donald Trump’s top environmental adviser is to be withdrawn, the White House has confirmed.

White was announced in October last year as Trump’s choice to chair the Council on Environmental Quality.

But White’s nomination languished and was among a batch of nominations the Senate sent back to the White House when it adjourned at the end of 2017. Trump would have had to resubmit White’s nomination.

She made headlines in November last year when she had difficulty answering basic questions about climate change.
Video of question session
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2017/nov/10/trump-environment-kathleen-hartnett-white-climate-change-video

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Resist people - it's working

[PJMcK]

1. Trump's "best people"

Why have so many of Trump's nominees either been unqualified for their jobs, quit or fired from their jobs or can't even pass muster to get into the jobs?

He's an idiot.

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2. It' how you build a

Kakistocracy

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5. Oil, Exxon & Koch bros

All roads lead to oil companies. You'd probably find a connection in every appointee.

"White was a senior fellow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a conservative think tank that received funding from Koch Industries, ExxonMobil, Chevron and other fossil-fuels companies" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-pull-nomination-top-environmental-adviser-climate-change-skeptic-n844496?

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3. She Wasn't A Sceptic.....

she was utterly and totally ignorant. Laughingly (but dangerously) so. Perfect for the Trump administration. Makes you wonder if they found somebody worse. It's entirely possible she was too stupid to carry out their agenda.

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4. Well said

[Clarity2]

6. A useful idiot

Empty suit. She oversaw Gov. Rick Perry's state environmental agency.