How the Spoils Were Doled Out to Trump Campaign Workers and Allies
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How the Spoils Were Doled Out to Trump Campaign Workers and Allies
For instance, Heather Nauert, a State Department spokeswoman, said in a statement
that Matthew Mowers, the former Trump campaign official who recently traveled to South Africa, provided a “fresh focus and renewed passion for helping women, children and men who are living with H. I.V./AIDS.”
Mr. Mowers, who had also worked on the presidential campaign of Chris Christie,
the former governor of New Jersey, is chief of staff in the Office of the U. S.
Global AIDS Coordinator.
But Secretary Wilbur L. Ross Jr. said in a statement
that the department sought the best candidates for positions, adding, “It is important that young people show interest and get involved in public service.”
At the State Department, political appointees include Taylor Bush, whose title is listed as special assistant.
In all, more than 2,475 political appointees have joined the federal government since President Trump took office, including at least 187 former lobbyists
and also 125 people with ties to conservative think tanks such as the Heritage Foundation and the American Enterprise Institute, the records show.
The three newly minted federal employees are among the nearly 260 or so former Trump campaign
and inauguration workers who have gotten jobs reserved for political appointees in the administration, according to public records compiled by ProPublica and analyzed by .
Mr. Trump arrived at the White House without a large contingent of well-known Washington names at the ready,
and some jobs have been filled with people new to government or lacking experience in the fields where they now work, according to a review of financial disclosures.
For instance, Heather Nauert, a State Department spokeswoman, said in a statement
that Matthew Mowers, the former Trump campaign official who recently traveled to South Africa, provided a “fresh focus and renewed passion for helping women, children and men who are living with H. I.V./AIDS.”
Mr. Mowers, who had also worked on the presidential campaign of Chris Christie,
the former governor of New Jersey, is chief of staff in the Office of the U. S.
Global AIDS Coordinator.
But Secretary Wilbur L. Ross Jr. said in a statement
that the department sought the best candidates for positions, adding, “It is important that young people show interest and get involved in public service.”
At the State Department, political appointees include Taylor Bush, whose title is listed as special assistant.
In all, more than 2,475 political appointees have joined the federal government since President Trump took office, including at least 187 former lobbyists
and also 125 people with ties to conservative think tanks such as the Heritage Foundation and the American Enterprise Institute, the records show.
The three newly minted federal employees are among the nearly 260 or so former Trump campaign
and inauguration workers who have gotten jobs reserved for political appointees in the administration, according to public records compiled by ProPublica and analyzed by .
Mr. Trump arrived at the White House without a large contingent of well-known Washington names at the ready,
and some jobs have been filled with people new to government or lacking experience in the fields where they now work, according to a review of financial disclosures.