Disgraced sexual predator Roger Ailes is reportedly being considered for a position in the Donald Trump State Department, as under secretary for public diplomacy. I kid you not. UPDATED with Trump denial.
About an hour ago, Al Jazeera’s Mehdi Hasan tweeted:
BREAKING: State Department source tells me Trump considering disgraced ex-Fox News boss Roger Ailes for Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) December 13, 2016
John Bolton, Trump's Dep Secretary of State choice, is keen on Ailes, too. "Bolton and Ailes are buddies," my State Dept source reminds me.
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) December 13, 2016
Ailes was pushed out of Fox News because of multiple accusations of sexual harassment. If Trump is even considering a role for Ailes it strongly suggests he has not changed at all since his “grab them by the p***y” days.
UPDATE: Trump's spokeswoman has denied this, as per Washington Post's Erik Wemple.
Hope Hicks on whether there's any truth to report that Roger Ailes is under consideration for State Dept. post: "Not a shred"
— ErikWemple (@ErikWemple) December 13, 2016
Roger Ailes caricature by DonkeyHotey via Creative Commons license.
Now, the Department of Rat Fucking on the other hand is right up Roger Ailes alley. No training necessary.