The Intercept reported earlier this week that Veronica Birkenstock, who runs a recruitment firm that secures visas for cheap temporary foreign workers, had been appointed to President-elect Donald Trump’s Department of Labor transition team.
We knew this because Birkenstock’s name appeared on a list of individuals in an announcement on the Trump transition’s website on Tuesday.
But by Thursday, her name had disappeared from the team’s website.
Asked what had happened to Birkenstock, a spokesperson for the transition team responded: “This individual was never part of the team and has no role.”
Here is a screengrab of her listing in the original release, derived from Google’s cached version:
If you look at the same release now, she’s gone.
Neither Birkenstock nor her firm could be reached for comment.
The Intercept’s story on Tuesday noted that her selection stood in total opposition to Trump’s pledge to “investigate all abuses of visa programs that undercut the American worker.”
Top photo: Trump at the first presidential debate in Hempstead, New York, on Sept. 26.
let’s hope he keeps fixing mistake as fast as they are uncovered.
Truth? Reality is out the window. Just watched Friday (9th) New Orleans speech. Trump sounds very much like my uncle Earl when really drunk, stumbling from one topic to another at random and not making any sense. You wouldn’t hire this man to fix the plumbing or change the oil in your car.
One of the major laws of capitalism is that the Boss deserves credit for anything good done by those he hires … but any mistakes they make are strictly their own! Obviously someone made an error posting to the website, is all.
“postfaktisch” ist this year’s world of the year in Germany: We live in post-factual times indeed.
We don’t live in post-factual times, we’ve just been dragged away from the shadows on the cave wall. Just because a lie is well manufactured, professionally delivered to you by a corporate employee, and signed off on by a small handful of billionaires doesn’t make it true.
Mr Trump’s handlers are helping him adopt a kinder, gentler way of doing business. “You’re fired!” is out. “Disappear” is in. Furthermore, screen grabs are only a snapshot of evolving reality. Isn’t it in the nature of transition teams to come and go?
Either the crack investigative journalists at the Intercept spoiled another of Trump’s dastardly plans or this was a simple error and they are chasing their own tale.
I don’t know where the author gets the idea these workers are particularly cheap because they are supplied by a contractor and a premium for the service is applied.
Waiting for one of the Intercept’s erstwhile journalist to report that Trump’s toilet paper after wiping stinks !!
Was Ms. Birkenstock actually on the transition team? It matters, because Mr. Trump is in line for the record for quickest firing by a President-elect. I say he’s earned the record; give it to him.
I’d say nothing at this point because politically he’s done nothing yet .
People that make the future a forgone conclusion are no better than the MSM that polled Hillary down the toilet !
And now they are throwing a Hissy-Fit because the Lesser-ofTwo-Evils lost !!
Besides , a president does not get fired . Congress , that bastion of American Hypocrisy ( oops , Democracy ) , must first impeach ( indite ) than try him before the Supremes ( Clarence , etc ) .
What you have here is DEEP DOO-DOO !
Two equivocations concerning my above :
1—- impeach ( indite ) than try him should read
impeach ( indite ) then try him
2—-Congress may include the Senate
https://www.vocabulary.com/articles/chooseyourwords/indict-indite/
Indite vs indict
in light of the democrats’ most recent 8 year record on cheap temporary (temporarily) foreign workers, are you bragging or complaining.
“I mean, look at her!”
Excellent job Mr. Jilani! Hold Trump’s feet to the fire.
Like any executive, Trump depends on the advice of others. Apparently, he is not getting sound advice.
Oh look, he governs by how he campaigned. He lies, then when exposed said reality is wrong and the lie is truth. He’ll continue to do this through his term. When he fucks up the budget, or wages another stupid war, or overreaches presidential power, when grilled he’ll just say “didn’t happen.” And all the sheeple will lap it up.
I swear, what the hell is the point of living in the information age if everyone just ignores all the damn information.
“What the hell is the point of living in the information age if everyone just ignores all the damn information” is now inscribed in a marble plaque above my screen.