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Susan Rice Asserts Herself In New Role

March 6, 2021 at 10:00 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

New York Times: “Ms. Rice occupies the West Wing office that was previously inhabited by Stephen Miller, President Donald J. Trump’s top policy adviser. Aware of the symbolism of a Black woman who has been vilified by conservatives occupying the space where Mr. Trump’s most hard-line immigration adviser used to dictate policy, Ms. Rice has decorated it with Haitian art and scented it with sage.

“From there, she now convenes regular Zoom meetings about topics central to Mr. Biden’s agenda — she hinted at actions to come on voting rights, community violence and gun safety — and she has reorganized the way the council works. Instead of having a principal deputy serving under the director, she has appointed four senior deputies who are experts in their fields.”

Filed Under: White House Tagged With: Susan Rice

Son of Obama Official Alleges Assault over Kavanaugh

October 12, 2018 at 7:15 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Susan Rice, a former national security official in President Obama’s cabinet, made news last week by suggesting she might run against Sen. Susan Collins, the Maine Republican who cast the deciding vote for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh,” the San Jose Mercury News reports.

“But on the other side of the country, her son, a Republican activist at Stanford University who’s a fan of President Trump, found himself in a fracas over his support for the newly confirmed justice. John Rice-Cameron, the president of the Stanford College Republicans, is pressing charges against another student who he says shoved him in the chest Tuesday while he was displaying support for Kavanaugh on campus.”

Filed Under: Senate Tagged With: Susan Rice

Rice Explains Why She Unmasked Trump Officials

September 13, 2017 at 5:55 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Former national security adviser Susan Rice privately told House investigators that she unmasked the identities of senior Trump officials to understand why the crown prince of the United Arab Emirates was in New York late last year, CNN reports.

“The Obama administration felt misled by the United Arab Emirates, which had failed to mention that Zayed was coming to the United States even though it’s customary for foreign dignitaries to notify the US government about their travels, according to several sources familiar with the matter. Rice, who served as then-President Obama’s national security adviser in his second term, told the House Intelligence Committee last week that she requested the names of the Americans mentioned in the classified report be revealed internally, a practice officials in both parties say is common.”

Filed Under: Trump Transition Tagged With: Susan Rice


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Trump Says Rice May Have Committed a Crime

April 5, 2017 at 1:01 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

President Trump told the New York Times “that he thought that the former national security adviser Susan Rice may have committed a crime by seeking the identities of Trump associates who were mentioned on intercepted communications and that other Obama administration officials may also have been involved.”

“The president provided no evidence to back his claim.”

Said Trump: “I think it’s going to be the biggest story. It’s such an important story for our country and the world. It is one of the big stories of our time.”

For members: A Month Trying to Prove Trump’s False Claims

Filed Under: White House Tagged With: Susan Rice

Top Obama Adviser Calls Netanyahu Visit Destructive

February 25, 2015 at 6:58 am EST By Taegan Goddard 12 Comments

National Security Adviser Susan Rice “sharply criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Tuesday over his plans to address a joint meeting of Congress next week, saying his actions had hurt his nation’s relationship with the United States,” the New York Times reports.

Rice said that Netanyahu’s decision to travel to Washington to deliver the speech two weeks before the Israeli elections has “injected a degree of partisanship, which is not only unfortunate, I think it’s destructive of the fabric of the relationship.”

Filed Under: Foreign Affairs Tagged With: Benjamin Netanyahu, Susan Rice

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Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.

Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.

Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.

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