“Cabinet members are pressed weekly on what regulations they can strip from the books and have been told their performance will be judged on how many they remove.”
By Jessica Corbett, staff writer for Common Dreams. Published 7-15-2019
Mick Mulvaney press conference about President Donald Trump’s budget plan. Screenshot: YouTube
While President Donald Trump dominates national media with racist tweets and lies, acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney is quietly “building an empire for the right wing” and pushing Cabinet members to impose a radical and rapid deregulation agenda across the federal government, according to a new Washington Post report.
Building ‘an empire for the right wing’: How Mick Mulvaney has consolidated power as deregTrump’s chief of staff, and is reshaping the government. Via @seungminkim @Reinlwapo @jdawsey1 and @ericawerner https://t.co/bmr601O3Ao
— Juliet Eilperin (@eilperin) July 15, 2019
