Sunday, June 20, 2021

Aboard the Gravy Train

Power Line's Paul Mirengoff reproduces a Washington Post list (behind paywall) of nepotistic appointments of Biden cronies and their newly graduated children to plum paid jobs in the administration. N.B., The work Ivanka and Jared did for Trump was unpaid. Here is the WP list:

The Treasury Department has hired J.J. Ricchetti, son of Biden counselor Steve Ricchetti, as a special assistant in the Office of Legislative Affairs. J.J. is a 2020 college graduate.

Steve Ricchetti’s daughter Shannon Ricchetti, who graduated from college in 2016, is deputy associate director of the office of the White House social secretary.

Steve Ricchetti’s son Daniel Ricchetti is a senior adviser in the office of the undersecretary of state for arms control and international security.

Julia Reed, the daughter of a deputy White House chief of staff and longtime Biden confidant Bruce Reed, is Joe Biden’s day scheduler.

Sarah Donilon, daughter of Cathy Russell the director of presidential personnel in the White House, works on the White House National Security Council. Ms. Donilon is also the niece of senior adviser to Biden Mike Donilon. She graduated from college in 2019.

Stephanie Psaki, sister of White House press secretary Jen, was appointed senior adviser at the Health and Human Services Department in March.

Ron Klain’s wife, Monica Medina, has been nominated for an assistant secretary of state job.

Jake Sullivan’s wife, Maggie Goodlander, is counsel to Attorney General Merrick Garland.

Sullivan’s brother, Tom Sullivan, is a State Department official and Tom Sullivan’s wife, Rose Sullivan, is an official at the Department of Health and Human Services.

Mirengoff adds: 

Evan Ryan, the wife of Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, is White House Cabinet secretary.

Incestuous hires are unseemly. The youngsters won't have trouble repaying their college loans.