In what should have been relatively minor news that was instead blown into a massive deal by the woke mainstream media, President Trump announced in part of a post on his Truth Social platform that a conservative reporter named Paul Ingrassia will be put in charge of the office of the Special Council.
As background, Ingrassia is a lawyer who formerly wrote for the Daily Caller and Gateway Pundit. He now runs a Substack newsletter called Paul Ingrassia’s Substack that is frequently cited by President Donald Trump. Further, he works in the Department of Homeland Security for the Trump Administration.
So, it should have been no surprise when President Trump announced Ingrassia’s appointment to a new role in the federal machinery, writing, in a post on Thursday, May 29, “I am pleased to nominate Paul Ingrassia to head the United States Office of Special Counsel (OSC). Paul is a highly respected attorney, writer, and Constitutional Scholar, who has done a tremendous job serving as my White House Liaison for Homeland Security. Paul holds degrees from both Cornell Law School and Fordham University, where he majored in Mathematics and Economics, graduating near the top of his class. Congratulations Paul!”
The president then reaffirmed that nomination in a second post on Truth Social a few days later, saying, “(1)Congratulations to Paul Ingrassia, Esq., on being named to head the Office of Special Counsel. (2)The Great Tom Homan just stated that “WE NOW HAVE THE MOST SECURE BORDER IN USA HISTORY.” (3)THE S&P just hit an All Time High! (4)If Senator Rand Paul votes against our Great, Big, Beautiful Bill, he is voting for, along with the Radical Left Democrats, a 68% Tax Increase and, perhaps even more importantly, a first time ever default on U.S. Debt. Rand will be playing right into the hands of the Democrats, and the GREAT people of Kentucky will never forgive him! The GROWTH we are experiencing, plus some cost cutting later on, will solve ALL problems. America will be greater than ever before!”
Despite the fact that Ingrassia was already working for Homeland Security and is a known quantity in the Trump camp, the leftist media had an utter meltdown over the news, losing it over the fact that Ingrassia is being put in such a high-ranking position within the Trump Administration’s appointed bureaucracy. If confirmed as the head of the Office of Special Counsel, Ingrassia will primarily be tasked with protecting whistleblowers and enforcing the Hatch Act, which limits the partisan political activities of government workers.
Namely, the media freaked out over the Ingrassia’s past legal work for and positive comments about Andrew Tate, a controversial social media influencer who mainly focuses on issues impacting men. The media was also furious that Ingrassia had defended the J6 protests and called for the arrest of some prominent DC Establishment figures. A representative series of pearl-clutching comments came form NBC News, which breathlessly reported:
Ingrassia is a far-right former podcaster and commentator with a lengthy list of incendiary comments. He has called for Jan. 6 to be declared a national holiday to honor the “peaceful protest against a great injustice affecting our electoral system” and dismissed the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel as a “psyop.”
He has worked for and praised “manosphere” influencer Andrew Tate, who’s facing rape and human trafficking charges, calling him an “extraordinary human being.” He has referred to Tate as “a dissident of authoritarianism” — a title he has said applies as well to white nationalist Nick Fuentes, the rapper Ye and Trump.
He has also called for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to be jailed, and referred to former Vice President Mike Pence as an “FBI asset.”
Ingrassia, for his part, posted about the appointment on social media, saying, “It’s the highest honor to have been nominated to lead the Office of Special Counsel under President Trump! As Special Counsel, my team and I will make every effort to restore competence and integrity to the Executive Branch — with priority on eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal workforce and revitalize the Rule of Law and Fairness in Hatch Act enforcement. Thank you, @realDonaldTrump, for your confidence in me! Under my tenure, OSC will be made Safe, Fair, and Greater than ever before!!”
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