Biden chose Cedric Richmond to head the White House Office of Public Engagement. The Sunrise Movement's Varshini Prakash said: "Today feels like a betrayal because one of President-elect Biden’s very first hires for his administration has taken more donations from the fossil fuel industry during his Congressional career than any other Democrat."
While I appreciate Biden's climate plan it's hard to believe it when he's appointing someone who takes fossil fuel money. To the contrary, it doesn't instill confidence that he's engaging the public so much as the special interests who butter his bread. Progressives are right that a public servant must pledge not to take such blood money if they claim to represent the public. And Biden must do the same in his Cabinet picks and not choose those so tainted if he really wants to convince us he's for the people. Otherwise it's just more pandering to special interests while lying to us for votes.
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