By Patrick Goodenough | December 23, 2020 | 4:11am EST
Former ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell addresses the Republican National Convention in August. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images)
(CNSNews.com) – The head of a Jewish Democratic organization sparked a firestorm on Twitter on Monday after she accused a prominent Republican appointed by President Trump to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council of having “emboldened actual neo-Nazis.”
The charge directed by Jewish Democratic Council of America (JDCA) CEO Halie Soifer at Trump ally Richard Grenell prompted strong reactions from supporters who pointed to his record.
As ambassador to Germany – from May 2018 until last June – Grenell spoke out repeatedly against anti-Semitism, was credited for helping to secure the deportation from the U.S. of a Nazi fugitive, pressed Germany and other E.U. governments to adopt a stronger stance against Hezbollah, Iran’s proxy terrorist
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Grenell told Breitbart that he attributed the right s groundswell across Europe to the “failed policies of the left,” adding: “I absolutely want to empower other conservatives throughout Europe, other leaders.”
He described himself as a big fan of Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, the head of the conservative People’s Party who shared power with the far-right Freedom Party in Vienna.
Trump also appointed Martin Oliner, co-president of the right-wing Religious Zionists of America, and Susan Levine to the council, days after he appointed Rudy Guiliani’s son, a lawyer in the Office of the White House Counsel, and his personal “body man” to the 55-member council, which governs and funds the Holocaust Museum on the National Mall.
Trump plans to appoint Grenell, two others to US Holocaust Memorial Council
Trump plans to appoint Grenell, two others to US Holocaust Memorial Council
Susan Levine’s family donated $25 million to the museum, the largest gift in its history.
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. Credit: Phil Kalina/Flickr.
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(December 22, 2020 / JNS) U.S. President Donald Trump announced his intention on Tuesday to appoint three individuals, including former U.S. Ambassador to Germany and, from February to May 2020, acting director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, the governing body of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.
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Vice President Pence has begun looking for a new home in the Washington suburbs, and he’s planning a valedictory foreign trip to begin the day Congress counts the electoral college votes.
Chief of Staff Mark Meadows has discussed opening a consulting firm with other White House aides and allies.
Top economic adviser Larry Kudlow has told friends he is planning to return to broadcasting, and he has his next gigs lined up.
By JOSH DAWSEY AND DAVID A. FAHRENTHOLD | The Washington Post | Published: December 19, 2020 WASHINGTON Vice President Mike Pence has begun looking for a new home in the Washington suburbs, and he s planning a valedictory foreign trip to begin the day Congress counts the electoral college votes. Chief of Staff Mark Meadows has discussed opening a consulting firm with other White House aides and allies. Top economic adviser Larry Kudlow has told friends he is planning to return to broadcasting, and he has his next gigs lined up. As President Donald Trump remains defiant, refusing to publicly acknowledge that he lost the Nov. 3 election, all signs around the White House point to a four-year whirlwind coming to an end. Aides are quietly lining up next jobs, friends are wrangling last-minute favors and Cabinet secretaries are giving exit interviews.