• Twitter less kind to Chao than senators were

    While Transportation Secretary-to-be Elaine Chao got a free pass from the Senate Commerce Committee in a confirmation hearing Wednesday, the twitterverse was not so uncritical. Here’s a sampling of tweets from some supporters, the skeptical and the semi-famous.
    Jan. 12, 2017

    While Transportation Secretary-to-be Elaine Chao got a free pass from the Senate Commerce Committee in a confirmation hearing Wednesday, the twitterverse was not so uncritical.

    Here’s a sampling of tweets from some supporters, the skeptical and the semi-famous.

    Of course, everything was outstanding as far as @realDonaldTrump and team were concerned.

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