The Rasputin Effect: Biden Moves To Make Podesta the Climate Czar With A Crown… or a Confirmation
Below is my column in the New York Post on the move of the Biden White House to shift work of the “Climate Czar” from the State Department to the White House. John Podesta will now reportedly wield the power without the title and, most importantly, without a confirmation hearing.
Here is the column:
With the departure of John Kerry as “climate czar,” President Biden has announced that he will be replaced by John Podesta, a Democratic powerbroker and Washington insider.
Podesta, however, will take the power and not the title. He will be appointed as “coordinator,” thus sidestepping confirmation by the Senate, which could have been brutal.
Such action will shield Podesta from questions about Kerry’s work and expenses as climate czar. Before leaving office, Kerry refused to turn over information on his staff to Congress and the public. The Biden Administration is now being sued over the secrecy.
https://jonathanturley.org/2024/02/12/the-rasputin-effect-biden-moves-to-make-podesta-the-climate-czar-with-a-crown/
