• Alexandre Acosta is Trump's new labor secretary pick.
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[QUOTE]President Donald Trump has nominated Alexander Acosta as his labor secretary. "He has had a tremendous career," Trump said of Acosta. "He's a member and has been a member of the National Labor Relations Board and has been through Senate confirmation three times." Acosta is the first Hispanic to be selected for Trump's Cabinet. The announcement comes after Trump’s first nominee for secretary of labor, Andrew Puzder, formally withdrew from consideration for the position Wednesday — a rare move for a Cabinet-level pick. [B]Puzder came under scrutiny after admitting earlier this month that he had employed an undocumented worker for years[/B]. In 1990 his ex-wife claimed that he had abused her; she has since withdrawn the allegations. He has denied wrongdoing.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE]Acosta is the chairman of U.S. Century Bank, which is the largest domestically owned Hispanic community bank in Florida, and is the dean of Florida International University Law School. He has served as the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida and was an assistant attorney general for the civil rights division at the Department of Justice under President George W. Bush. He was the first Hispanic to hold the rank of assistant attorney general. The president of the Hispanic National Bar Association, Pedro J. Torres-Diaz, released a statement congratulating Acosta for his nomination, saying that Acosta "understands that our nation's diversity is our strength."[/QUOTE] [URL="http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-expected-alexander-acosta-labor-secretary-nominee/story?id=45537420&cid=clicksource_4380645_1_hero_headlines_headlines_hed"]http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-expected-alexander-acosta-labor-secretary-nominee/story?id=45537420&cid=clicksource_4380645_1_hero_headlines_headlines_hed[/URL]
Well... At least he has experience?
[quote] He has served as the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida and was an assistant attorney general for the civil rights division at the Department of Justice under President George W. Bush. He was the first Hispanic to hold the rank of assistant attorney general. The president of the Hispanic National Bar Association, Pedro J. Torres-Diaz, released a statement congratulating Acosta for his nomination, saying that Acosta "understands that our nation's diversity is our strength." [/quote] sounds like a not awful guy
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[QUOTE=Judas;51833885]sounds like a not awful guy[/QUOTE] That's like one aspect of his personality. It wouldn't be surprising if there's something awful about him that makes him more than qualified for this administration. [editline]17th February 2017[/editline] Also your link is broken
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