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"As the senator explained, Kahl has a record of maligning Republicans. Lawmakers who defended President Trump’s withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria in 2019 “debase themselves at the alter of Trump — they are the party of ethnic cleansing,” Kahl wrote at the time. In his Senate confirmation hearing, Kahl apologized for what he called his “sometimes disrespectful” language. That didn't appease Ernst and many of her colleagues.
" 'Well, I hope it is dead," Ernst said of the nomination. "But I don’t know where they will try and go with this. This is a very polarizing individual who has been brought forward. I have seen no Republican support so far. This is a gentleman who not just once or twice, but for years lashed out at Republicans, called us the party of ethnic cleansing, and yet this is someone who wants to direct policy for the Department of Defense. I don’t think it’s a wise move to put him in place."
" 'I don’t know this fellow, but judging by his record, he has got the, he’s just a bad guy," Hewitt noted.
"Sen. Ernst agreed, adding that she's also concerned about his foreign policy agenda. . . "
Want to Work for POTUS? Don’t Tweet "The Senate Armed Services Committee’s postponement of a vote on the nomination of Colin Kahl for undersecretary of Defense for policy is a reminder that no good comes from tweeting. Like other Biden appointees, Kahl supports returning to the Iran nuclear deal that he worked on during the Obama administration. An Iran dove, Kahl prefers to unleash fire and fury — on Twitter, anyway — on conservatives and pro-Israel hawks. His popular Twitter feed is filled with ad hominem attacks on the very Republican senators who might decide his fate. Or at least it was filled with such invective, until he realized the angry tweets hurt his job prospects. Now he just retweets Biden. that is "very supportive" of the controversial Iranian nuclear deal." . . .
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