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Half of Trump's Treasury Appointees Have Already Left

Lindsey Graham's sister got booed for admitting she's "not that informed on national security," ICE investigated a man for sending a mean email, and Liberia agreed to take 1,200 US deportees

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Aug 19, 2026
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Seven of Trump’s 16 Senate-confirmed Treasury appointees have already been fired or fled, four over concerns the tax law was being broken. Lindsey Graham’s sister told a South Carolina debate crowd she is “not that informed on national security,” and got booed. ICE admitted it investigated a Ro…

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