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Saturday, November 23, 2019

The Face of the Deep State

David Holmes, a State Department staffer at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine who Democrats hope will help the effort to impeach President Donald Trump, has a history of bucking authority and was a fixture in the Obama White House.

Photos and articles featuring Holmes have surfaced in the American Foreign Service Association’s (AFSA) Foreign Service Journal and other media reports.

Holmes was featured in a photo in a meeting in the White House with Obama in a bizarre story in the New York Post about White House lawyer Avril Haines, who Obama had named as the deputy director of the CIA. The Post story explained how before her work in the Obama administration, Haines operated a bookstore in Baltimore, where she held erotica readings.

AFSA also used a photo of Holmes seated with Obama on Air Force One.

National Public Radio (NPR) wrote about Holmes and his reputation at the State Department:

“His message was so good and so influential that it went all the way to the secretary of state,” said Eric Rubin, an active duty foreign service officer and president of the American Foreign Service Association.

Rubin, who also received the award in 1994, made clear it is not about whistleblowers, but rather recognizing someone who feels strongly enough to put themselves on record for voicing views on policy that may differ from the administration.

In his testimony before the House Intelligence Committee’s impeachment hearing on Thursday, Holmes was critical of Trump’s approach to foreign policy that includes involving people who are not part of the “inter-agency” chain of command.

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13 comments:

Anonymous said...

Like I said they HATED Rudy coming in with the power of the President behind him and asking questions. Harvard Yale Princeton graduates that believe they are all knowing and they smell trump supporters in Walmart.

Anonymous said...

HOLMES is another arrogant biased self loving POS. The people did not vote for this HOLIER THAN THOU SWAMP GATOR.

Anonymous said...

Looks to me like a constipated commie

Anonymous said...

Obama left a lot of cockroaches and revolutionaries behind. Trump needs to spray again. Euthanize these treasonous dorfs for their counter American activities.

Anonymous said...

He never heard or saw anything wrong with Hunter and Joe Biden. Holmes NEVER new anything about it until recently but he testified as an expert on Ukraine and corruption. Almost all but one witness played dumb on knowing Hunter and Joe were involved with any corruption Ukraine government officials.

Anonymous said...

That's y there has to be a man bun Civil War.

Anonymous said...

Holmes is 1 of Pencilneck shiff's butt buddies.

Anonymous said...

"...has a history of bucking authority and was a fixture in the Obama White House."
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What pisses me off is Trump didn't clean house and remove all of these Obama employees like Obama did!

This is why Presidents, Governors, County Executives and Mayors bring in their own people. People they can work with. These Obama Holdovers have don't nothing but obstructed progress in Congress.

Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
That's y there has to be a man bun Civil War.

November 23, 2019 at 5:01 PM

AMEN!! I'm ready to go to war with all those fricken girly men. They remind me of Jake Day's butt buddy, Alex Scott.

Anonymous said...

"The BRAIN Initiative will accelerate the development and application of new technologies" focused on your brain.

-President Barack Hussein Obama


What do they have in store for you?

Anonymous said...

I would pay to knock that smirk off his face with one swing of a wiffle ball bat

Anonymous said...

These Smirking Traitors should go to Prison & then they
will change that Attitude !!!!

Anonymous said...

WAS a staffer , but won't be for long !!! LOL LOL