I knew future Secretary of State's Antony Blinken's stepfather had a dramatic Holocaust survival story, but now learned that Alejandro Mayorkas, nominated for Homeland Security has a mother who survived the Holocaust. Big day for the 2nd generation. https://t.co/WohTdLwaLO
— Allison K. Sommer (@AllisonKSommer) November 23, 2020
Another brilliant & intensely qualified Biden nominee: Alejandro Mayorkas to lead Dept of Homeland Security. Former US Attorney, former deputy chief at Homeland Security. It's so wonderful to see nominees who are intensely qualified, & not just TV commentators or political hacks.
— Kurt "Masks Save Lives" Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 23, 2020
Agree on Mayorkas, but Blinken is a problem.
Hopefully Mayorkas can straighten out the mess that Nazi Stephen Miller and Trump made out of our southern border policy.
The fact Biden is naming such qualified good government people for these positions actually brings tears to my eyes, and a sag of relief to my body. After four years of such an absolute nightmare of Republicans and Trump destroying whatever they touch, I can feel a sense of hope and future. Thank dog Biden won, even though he was last on my list of presidential primary candidates. He’s not Trump. He knows government.