Trump nominee rejects criticism over tweets

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President Trump’s nominee to head the Office of Personnel and Management says he will not apologize for provocative and conspiratorial tweets that he posted as a conservative commentator.

The White House says John Gibbs has its full support for the job. However, the resurfacing of old comments — describing the Democratic Party as the party of Islam and “gender-bending,” expressing support for an “alt-right” agitator banned by Twitter, and linking Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager to satanic rituals — will make for a turbulent confirmation process.

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