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INTERVIEW | Tyler O’Neil on Lesson Biden Administration Should Take From Sam Brinton Fiasco

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🗓️ 14 December 2022

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

LGBT activist and Biden administration official Sam Brinton no longer is an employee of the Energy Department. The news came Monday after Brinton, who identifies as nonbinary and gender-fluid, was accused in recent days of stealing two suitcases—one each from airports in Las Vegas and Minneapolis-St. Paul.  It wasn't clear whether Brinton, 35, was fired or resigned from his position in the Biden administration, where he was deputy assistant Energy Department secretary for the Office of Spent Fuel and Waste Disposition.  Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., had tweeted Friday: “Sam Brinton, let's call it what it is: a person clearly unfit for a high-level national security role was hired because the [Biden] Admin prioritizes wokeness over competence.”  Tyler O’Neil, managing editor of The Daily Signal, joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss Brinton’s departure from the Energy Department and why the Biden administration should prioritize employees' competence over their sexual identities.  Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Wednesday, December 14th, I'm Virginia Allen.

0:10.2

LGBTQ activist and Biden administration nuclear official Sam Britain is no longer an employee

0:16.9

of the U.S. Department of Energy.

0:19.1

This news comes after Britain was accused of stealing two suitcases from two different

0:23.8

airports.

0:25.0

The Daily Signal Managing Editor Tyler O'Neill joins us today to discuss what happened

0:29.6

here and the lessons the Biden administration should learn from the situation.

0:34.0

Stay tuned for my conversation with Tyler after this.

0:38.0

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1:06.6

LGBTQ activist and Biden administration nuclear official Sam Britain is no longer an employee

1:13.4

at the U.S. Department of Energy.

1:15.8

News of Britain's departure broke Monday night and the Daily Signal's Managing Editor Tyler

1:20.7

O'Neill has been following the charges against Britain and these latest updates.

1:26.9

Thanks so much for being with us today.

1:29.2

Thanks, glad to be here Virginia.

1:31.2

So let's start at the beginning.

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