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Trump Promotes Aide Who Said White Men Should Rule

2025-11-14 News & Politics
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Trump Appoints Racist Troll Paul Ingrassia to New GSA Role Despite Senate Rejection

Discover why Donald Trump awarded a promotion to Paul Ingrassia, a controversial figure whose vile private texts led the Senate to block his previous high-level nomination.

Short Summary

  • Ingrassia’s leaked private communications showed explicit racist views, including stating he possessed a "Nazi streak."
  • The Senate previously balked at confirming him for a higher post due to this revealed extremism.
  • Despite the public rebuke, Donald Trump promoted Ingrassia to Deputy General Counsel at the GSA.

This update tracks the trajectory of Paul Ingrassia, a Trump supporter known first as an obnoxious Twitter troll. We detail the deeply offensive content of his private texts, the systemic check that briefly stopped his ascension, and the subsequent decision by the administration to reward his views with a new federal role.

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Tim Miller gives his take on Donald Trump promoting Paul Ingrassia, the racist Twitter troll whose private texts about having a "Nazi streak" were so vile that even MAGA group chats were telling him to dial it back. The Senate refused to confirm him for a previous job and now he's going to be deputy general counsel at the General Services Administration. Watch Tim's video on Ingrassia's texts: https://youtu.be/QamcOdpfMzI Become a Bulwark Youtube Plus Member here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG4Hp1KbGw4e02N7FpPXDgQ/join

Top Comments (10)

@debrashantz3899 2025-11-14

Is this dude unaware that decades ago Italians weren’t considered “white”?

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@SandraKelley-r8g 2025-11-14

This is a sick republican party😢

157 9 replies
@brianalexander7784 2025-11-14

Apparently, The Proud Boys are still standing by…🙄

124 3 replies
@russell154 2025-11-14

You know this is gonna be a banger when we get “douch canoe” in the first 12 seconds. Go Tim ✌️

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@Limping_Lady 2025-11-14

Trump only rewards the corrupt and if they are racist, even better.

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@faithwilson8740 2025-11-14

things are lining up for Vance to ditch any remaining dog whistling and run on an fully white supremacist platform in 2028

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@stevenh975 2025-11-14

Maybe Trump hired him to oversee the installation of separate drinking fountains at federal buildings.

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@FishelPhotoCincinnati 2025-11-14

The evil is feature not a bug.

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@bandbf150 2025-11-14

Tim works so hard! These Never Trumpers have kept my faith in humanity. They are people with principles, that walked away from their party, risked their careers to do the right thing. They are keeping my husband and I sane.

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@Mxxx-ii9bu 2025-11-14

"...working for Kristi Noem's new face." TiMo, you slay me.

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