Biden OMB Nominee Apologizes for Past Tweets Attacking GOP Lawmakers

President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Neera Tanden, is apologizing for several tweets she sent over the years attacking Republican lawmakers.

During her confirmation hearing on Tuesday, Tanden was confronted by Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) about the “tone, the content, and the aggressive partisanship” of her past tweets attacking Republican lawmakers.

Specifically, he noted tweets where Tanden called Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) “the worst,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) a “fraud,” and claimed “vampires have more heart than” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas).

He asked her how she plans to “mend fences and build relationships with members of Congress you have attacked through your public statements.”

“I recognize the concern, I deeply regret and apologize for my language, some of my past language,” Tanden responded. “I recognize that this role is a bipartisan role, and I know I have to earn the trust of senators across the board. I will work very aggressively to meet that concern.”

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Portman also pressed Tanden on whether reports that she deleted over 1,000 tweets from her account after the presidential election were true. He also asked, if the reports were accurate, why she deleted the tweets.