Biden WH Removes Trump-Era Climate Scientist From Top Research Role

The Biden administration has removed Betsy Weatherhead, a top climate science researcher at the White House who was brought onboard by a Trump political appointee.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1370256
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A full 180 on Climate is good… but we need a full 180 on just about everything.

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Betsy Weatherhead, a top climate science researcher …

… should have been retained for her name alone.

Anyway, she’s a good scientist who does important work – and was part of the UN’s IPCC when it won a Nobel Peace Prize.

She’s out of the White House now but I’m glad she’s staying in government.

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Headline a little misleading, she wasn’t removed, she was transfered.

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Remove her or this whale gets it!

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Yes, but I’m not sure I’d want to talk to Biden about “a full 180” right at the moment …

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Betsy Weatherhead, a top climate science researcher at the White House who was brought on board by a Trump political appointee.

The T**** political appointee defended his hiring of Betsy, saying, “Hey! Whadda you want from ‘qualifications’? She has the perfect name for climate science!”

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Like Dylan sang

You don’t need a Weatherhead to know which way the wind blows.

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Just like Radiohead had the perfect name for a top 40 band!

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This almost comes across as an April 1st article, what with her name. It’s like saying that Kevin Spacey was fired from NASA for hitting on underage Martians or Joe Outerbridge was transferred from the Bridge & Tunnel Authority.

Was she replaced by Stormy Blowhard, or perhaps Gale Toronado?

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#ETTD. Not everyone/-thing Trump touched was bad–but even for the good stuff, his touch was/is poison.

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Or Tommy Tune the singer, dancer and stage performer.

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Remember Reagan’s Press Secretary, Larry Speakes?

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And impossible in practice.

It sounds like Biden is dumping her simply because of optics. I am beginning to think that doing things because of the optics is bad optics.

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Perhaps you were thinking of Gale Storm?

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When I was growing up in VA, we did have a sheriff named Johnny Law.

Just sayin’…

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Go on

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Or a former NYC weatherman, Storm Field.

Did he like to get his gun?

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