Trump Just Hired A Controversial Former Fox News Executive

[spanone]

Former Fox News copresident Bill Shine, who was ousted over the network's mishandling of sexual harassment, just took over the seemingly impossible job of serving as President Donald Trump's top communications aide, receiving the official title of assistant to the president and deputy chief of staff for communications.

But the loudest voices opposing Shine’s appointment are not coming from progressive activists and women’s groups. They’re coming from within the conservative media world.

Those forces mobilized to try and block Shine’s ascent, warning the White House that it may have a staffing scandal of Rob Porter proportions on its hands once Roger Ailes’ former right-hand man joins the administration.

“It's extraordinary that the president of the United States could hire someone like this,” said one senior Fox News executive. “This is someone who is highly knowledgeable of women being cycled through for horrible and degrading behavior by someone who was an absolute monster.”

https://www.buzzfeed.com/stevenperlberg/trump-fox-news-bill-shine-white-house-communications?utm_term=.vr0VMmKRL#.xh7WEpozg

[anneboleyn]

1. I'm shocked (eye roll) Seriously Fox is just 100% Trump propaganda all the time at this point.

This is of course in line with everything else.

[thegoose]

2. Of course! We went from the first progressive president of color

To a world-killing piece of shit. Did that happen by accident? Fuck, no. Pootie is laughing his ass off because his plan worked so well and every Puke in the United States government is being paid off handsomely by the bastard. I guarantee it.

[gratuitous]

3. If by "controversial," you mean stunningly inappropriate and incompetent

Then, yeah, Bill Shine is "controversial." But let's watch another unforced error committed by Team Trump; careful you don't say anything uncivil, or Trump wins again. Also, by pointing out the ridiculous nature of naming a man like Shine to this position, Democrats automatically lose on this point, because something something partisanship Shine isn't that bad something something Benghazi e-mails!

[The Genealogist]

4. I'm sure the evangelicals gave him an A double plus rating

Sounds like their kind of scoundrel.

[donkeypoofed]

5. Let's hope a reporter somewhere is sniffing thru everything in this asswipe's background

And then he can he forced to.resign under a cloud of shame.

[eleny]

6. Another slap in the face to women