The Democrats Scalp Andrew Puzder, and Change Nothing

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Trump loses his labor secretary pick, but not in the way Democrats wanted, and with little hope that the next nominee will be any better.

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Published Feb. 15 2017 5:25PM EST

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This Trump era is going to be a learning experience about what kinds of things do and do not constitute red lines for Republicans. And as Andy Puzder withdraws his name from nomination for Labor secretary, we learn that it’s perfectly alright to repeatedly stiff

Michael Tomasky

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The Democrats Scalp Andrew Puzder, and Change Nothing

Trump loses his labor secretary pick, but not in the way Democrats wanted, and with little hope that the next nominee will be any better.

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