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White House News (白宮消息) | Jan. 9, 2021

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Benjamin Eric Sasse ( /ˈsæs/ SASS;[1] born February 22, 1972) is an American politician serving as the junior United States Senator for Nebraska since 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Born in Plainview, Nebraska, Sasse holds a bachelor's degree in government from Harvard UniversityMaster of Arts in Liberal Studies from St. John's College and master's and doctorate degrees in American history from Yale University. He taught at the University of Texas and served as an assistant secretary in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.[2] In 2010, he was named the 15th president of Midland University in Fremont, Nebraska. In 2014, he successfully ran for a vacant seat in the U.S. Senate, defeating Democratic nominee David Domina by 65% to 31%.[3] In 2020, Sasse was re-elected for a second term.     from Wikipedia




Sen. Ben Sasse became the first Republican senator to say that he would “consider” voting to remove President Trump from office.
Republican senator: White House aides say Trump was “delighted” as Capitol was stormed


Sen. Ben Sasse said that, according to senior White House officials, Trump was “confused” why others weren’t as excited.

Jan. 8 - ow did President Donald Trump react to the chaotic scene in which his supporters stormed the Capitol as Congress was preparing to formally approve President-elect Joe Biden’s win — a scene that eventually left five people dead?

One Republican senator who says he’s been in touch with senior White House aides about the matter claims the president was “delighted.”

“I don’t have any idea what was in his heart about what he wanted to happen once they were in the Capitol, but he wanted there to be chaos,” Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) said, during an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt Friday morning.


“And I’m sure you’ve also had conversations with other senior White House officials, as I have,” Sasse continued. “As this was unfolding on television, Donald Trump was walking around the White House confused about why other people on his team weren’t as excited as he was as you had rioters pushing against Capitol Police trying to get into the building.”
Sasse added: “He was delighted.”     continue to read

JANUARY 8, 2021
President-elect Biden Announces Economic Team
During remarks in Wilmington, Delaware, President-elect Joe Biden announced his top economic officials for his administration, finalizing his nominees for cabinet positions. He announced Governor Gina Raimondo (D-RI) for commerce secretary, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh (D) for labor secretary, Isabel Guzman for small business administrator, and Don Graves for deputy commerce secretary. Regarding the nomination for labor secretary, the president-elect said that he had considered Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), but they both agreed that after the Georgia Senate elections, they “cannot put control of the Senate at risk.” While taking questions from reporters, President-elect Biden said he was glad President Trump would not be at the Inauguration, but that Vice President Pence was welcomed to attend.

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