Murray Demands Caputo Resignation | Talking Points Memo

Senate health committee ranking member Patty Murray (D-WA) on Monday called for Health and Human Services secretary Alex Azar to demand the resignation of Michael Caputo, HHS assistant secretary of public affairs, after he reportedly claimed that a “resistance unit” of “seditious” government scientists at the CDC are working to undermine President Trump.


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demands he is sent to a mental health hospital since he is a danger to himself and others.

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Commit him up!

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That’s my senator!

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He just deleted his Twitter account:

A top Trump administration health official appears to have deleted his Twitter account on Monday after he drew criticism for accusing career government scientists of plotting against President Trump and encouraged Trump supporters to arm themselves ahead of the November presidential election.

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Mnuchin went rogue during a CNBC interview:

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday said the country should not be focused on deficits as it struggles under the economic weight of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Powell said earlier that Congress should go big on stimulus and now Mnuchin is going against Mitch and Meadows. Thirty trillion in national debt may be just around the corner.

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Has Caputo reported his family being “continually threatened” to the authorities? In not, why not?

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Because its looking like he might not be mentally well:

“You understand that they’re going to have to kill me, and unfortunately, I think that’s where this is going,” Caputo said, before launching into a dramatic rant about the “shadows on the ceiling in my apartment, there alone, shadows are so long,” according to the Times.

Those are not the words of a sane or sober person.

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Lock Him Up!

I’m not sure which part of his career is worse, working for Yeltsin as an advisor, or as friend of Roger Stone.

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Wouldn’t want all those DMs with his dealer coming out.

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No they are not, but they are the words of a man who works for a President that says men dressed in black got on planes. That Antifa is an organization with a headquarters. That raking the forest prevents forest fires, did anyone think to ask Smokey the Bear for a comment?
The is a game for Caputo and his good friend Roger Stone. This is their version political theater.

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It’s a Gong Show for Gonzos.

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Before Trump?

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But, has Senator Murray yet consulted any shadows on her ceiling?

And are the shadows on the ceiling of Susan Collins at all concerned?

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Dem Sen Demands Caputo Resignation After He Reportedly Accused Scientists Of ‘Sedition’

♫ “Se-di-tionnnn . . . SEDITION!” ♫

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I believe his erratic behavior is directly related to his criminal behavior and dread of upcoming time in prison.

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Question:

Which will (hopefully) soon be more filled to or beyond capacity with former members of the Trump administration?

Mental hospitals? Or prisons?

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Yes!

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I’m good with that, how about you?

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Hells yes!

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These people do say irrational things all the time, as part of their ideology, but talking about shadows on the ceiling is more like traditional crazy talk. I would be concerned if I heard someone talking like that.

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