Divisive Trump nominee Anthony Tata gets new Pentagon post, despite snub by Congress via phildstewart
WASHINGTON - After failing to secure a Senate confirmation hearing, U.S. President Donald Trump’s most divisive nominee for a Pentagon position so far has taken a different, less-senior policy role at the Defense Department, a spokeswoman said on Sunday.
In theory, the position would still offer Tata some degree of influence on hot-button Pentagon policy matters, potentially including Iran. “If an appointee cannot gain the support of the Senate, as is clearly the case with Tata, then the President should not put that person into an identical temporary role,” Smith said in a statement.
Tata had to overcome two bureaucratic hurdles to secure his new role. First, he withdrew himself from consideration by the Senate for the undersecretary position. He then accepted the more provisional status of simply “performing the duties of” the deputy, as opposed to having the position outright.
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