GOP Rep. Devin Nunes resigns from Congress
to become CEO of Trump’s media company
CNBC,
by
Kevin Breuninger
Original Article
Posted By: Beardo,
12/6/2021 5:41:46 PM
Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., will resign from Congress to become chief executive officer of former President Donald Trump’s fledgling social media company next month, the group said Monday.
Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, will start as CEO of Trump Media & Technology Group, or TMTG, in January.
The press release from TMTG came hours after documents revealed that the SPAC that plans to merge with Trump’s company had been contacted weeks earlier by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
DVC 12/6/2021 5:51:54 PM (No. 999007)
This seems a real loss to the country. Nunes was a real hero in Congress.
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Good, he can accomplish more with President Trump than being in Congress with Swampers and RINOS.
Until we have an American loving president, any possible bills passed will be vetoed.
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Great choice.
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Good luck but I was really looking forward to him bringing Shifty and Feng Feng’s bang bang to justice.
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I agree with #2. Nunes impresses me as someone who actually wants do right for the country and has come to realize that he'll never accomplish such a thing in Congress.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Ida Lou Pino 12/6/2021 6:09:09 PM (No. 999021)
Nunes - - a Portuguese name pronounced "nu-NAISH" - - was and is one of the rare, true Trump loyalists.
He did an amazing job as a congressman - - but it got him - - and us - - absolutely nowhere - - because of corrupt "prosecutors" like Fat-Face Barr and Judgy Garland. He'll do just as amazing a job for TMTG - - and that will lead to real benefits for all of us.
Good luck, Devin Nunes!
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
MindMadeUp 12/6/2021 6:14:05 PM (No. 999027)
And he can still be Trump's VP in 3 years, eventually President.
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They use the word, fledgling.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
davew 12/6/2021 6:47:37 PM (No. 999046)
The recent PIPE (Private Investment in Public Entity) influx of $1B shows that there is some serious MAGA money that is willing to back DWAC's TRUTH platform. What this needs is a compelling reason for active social media subscribers to migrate from the FB/Twitter/YouTube triumverate to this platform. The holy grail is to make 18-34 year olds and their discretionary spending available to advertisers at a price the undercuts the triumverates monopolistic rates. This is a tough objective given the years of hate that has been heaped on Trump for so many years. They will also have a hard time getting top young IP staff to build the apps and platform. Also, this seems to compete with Jason Miller's GETTR unless the plan is to merge this as well at some point assuming the SEC doesn't tie them all up in court for years.
What Nunes brings to the table in this business is not clear. It would be even better if he could bring Kash Patel onboard to really create and investigative juggernaut. I've always thought Trump was the modern incarnation of William Randolf Hearst and if he can build even half the media empire that Hearst did he will be a force to recon with in the future. Wall Street is not amused from the snarky comments I've seen on CNBC.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
stablemoney 12/6/2021 6:57:52 PM (No. 999055)
Congratulations to Nunez. What a huge step up from his last job.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 12/6/2021 7:05:26 PM (No. 999060)
Good for Nunes. He will do well.
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This stinks to high heavens.
Next thing you know we will hear that Rand Paul is the new CEO of a hospital and John Kennedy is going to be the host of a late night show.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
voxpopuli 12/6/2021 7:19:03 PM (No. 999070)
under their
"KEY POINTS"
"Nunes, who boasts of being a dairy farmer, will begin his new career despite having no apparent prior experience working in the tech industry or as an executive."
this is EXACTLY what the MSM/Hollywood/elitists think of a "dairy farmer"
of course, NONE of THEM has ever worked a day in their lives..
starting with Brandon..
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
TXknitter 12/6/2021 7:19:06 PM (No. 999071)
I think this was a superb move on Nunes’ part. He has my congratulations, prayers and support as he joins Trump on this new venture. IMHO, it is vital that TMTG become wildly successful for the sake of our nation.
Nunes stood behind Trump for four years and had to sit under wimp RINO House leadership and watch the party establishment trip up his President. He knows how corrupt the whole bureaucracy is on the Hill. He sees the House Freedom Caucus hasn’t the guts to oppose Kevin for Speaker. Nunes knows his time is better spent with Trump than sitting with the House Republi-cants.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
Annie Xango 12/6/2021 7:29:57 PM (No. 999077)
i think #12 forgot his sarc tag???????
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
The Remnants 12/6/2021 7:49:44 PM (No. 999091)
I think it is a wonderful idea. Seems to be someone with integrity, and we mightily need women and men like him running our country - along with Trump.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
wilarrbie 12/6/2021 8:14:09 PM (No. 999103)
I like the smell of power and influence shifting away from congress, but hope it moves to Cerberus type watchdogs.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
tlyons1 12/6/2021 8:54:17 PM (No. 999120)
I had hoped trey gowdy would have accomplished more….what have our erudite congress people accomplished?? Jordan..Lee… Johnson… Haley…etc…other than sound good??
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
smokincol 12/7/2021 1:01:15 AM (No. 999213)
my response when seeing this headline: "OH, BOY!!"
and watch for John Ratcliffe to make it into the governing body of TMTG
would imagine maybe Trey Gowdy, too, but he has kind of gone off the rails and is not a Devin Nunes or John Ratcliffe.in the loyalty area to our President.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
doctorfixit 12/7/2021 1:01:44 AM (No. 999214)
Congress is a cesspool. I wonder if Cali-zuela's corrupt re-districting process influenced this decision. i applaud the President's efforts to counter the relentless CommuNazi propaganda machine,
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
Amoeba 12/7/2021 5:00:49 AM (No. 999278)
who, or what, will fill his Congress seat? Does the governor appoint? I think Nunes is an excellent choice too. As far as finding competent computer folks to work on apps, the unemployed ranks are filled with very competent IT people because of all these IT jobs being awarded to foreign workers using the visa program. I sincerely hope that Trump will hire American First. And i believe he will. Twitter and fakebook have always depended on foreign IT bums.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
Rinktum 12/7/2021 6:06:07 AM (No. 999289)
I believe President Trump is going to beat the media at their own game as well he should. He knows we cannot continue to have a propagandized media and have any hope of restoring this country. He’s going to find men and women of
the highest integrity to run this endeavor. Nunes is a great foundation to build upon. Although he will be a loss in Washington, he can be a real force at this position. People say he has no experience, etc., but if we have learned anything from these past few years is that integrity, work ethic, values and a desire to make a difference can go a long way to being successful. I want Nunes to succeed beyond measure and believe he will. Americans will support this because they are ready to fight for their country in any way they can.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
walcb 12/7/2021 6:43:58 AM (No. 999302)
Nunes is too honest and principled to make money while in Congress the old fashioned way (swindle, kick backs, bribes, etc.) so he sees this as a legal money maker. He has served his time and can get out of politics claiming a self imposed term limit claim if he so chooses. His greatest contribution he can make to this business is his integrity and support for conservative principles--not a small thing.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
Kitty Myers 12/7/2021 7:05:37 AM (No. 999321)
Sundance at CTH:
"Many people are wondering why hire a congressman and not a technology expert. To wit, I would say Trump’s not hiring a congressman. It looks to me like he’s hiring a professional with specific expertise in the intelligence arena.
"If you think about the bigger battleground, a technology CEO with subject matter expertise in the U.S. intelligence system is a skillset to be appreciated."
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
Amoeba 12/7/2021 7:28:11 AM (No. 999338)
I found the answer to my question about who will replace Nunes. His district is being redistricted and it wont be solid R anymore. That says it all. But like SUNDANCE says, Trump is hiriong an intelligence asset to be CEO. That makes sense.
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
homefry 12/7/2021 7:38:30 AM (No. 999353)
I hate to see ANY Republican resign and 'specially in such a place as kalifornia.
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
Clinger 12/7/2021 8:00:17 AM (No. 999385)
Nobody who's ever worked their way to the good seats at the trough of corruption just walks away. This is what it's supposed to look like where people with other options in the free market serve and move on. My first reaction was to be bothered that one of a handful who actually seem to be serving their country was moving on but this is what winning looks like. We don't want to replace today's permanent ruling class swamp creatures with another class of permanent swamp creatures.
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
Jebediah 12/7/2021 8:57:54 AM (No. 999444)
I voted for President. Trump twice , GAVE $ TO HIS CAMPAIGN, and am also a big Nunes fan, but have to say that I have great qualms about voting for Trump again, simply because he can't get over his vendettas. E.G. I agree that there was probably great fraud in the last Presidential election, but it won't be overturned and now we must make sure that such fraud does not exist in future. ( live in Ct. and one---and probably many more---of my legislators is proud to say he is pushing for mail in ballots full bore). Trump HAS to stop talking about the last election and, more than that, stop going after anyone he considers an enemy, be it Mike Pence, who is a principled man who felt he could NOT overturn the results, to those in Georgia he felt didn't fight hard enough for him, and now, as of today in an editorial in the WSJournal, backing a horrendous choice re: monitoring tv et al because she MIGHT go after Fox News, who called Arizona for Biden. This woman is horrendous in every way, and Newsmax (forget them now as far as I am concerned) is all for her as she might limit Fox. And Trump is FOR her for the very same reason. I thought Trump was wonderful in so many other ways (the border, re: China, N. Korea and Russia etc.) and gave $ to his campaign but will NOT do so now, and probably will not back him, despite text messages from his campaign about 6 times a day. I ,therefore, am very disappointed that Nunes will associate himself....UNLESS OF COURSE HE CAN CONVINCE THE DONALD TO STOP HIS ALL AMERICAN REVENGE TOUR!!!!!!!!!
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
felixcat 12/7/2021 9:06:09 AM (No. 999455)
Can't say I blame Nunes for leaving Congress - truly a worthless entity under spineless leaders like John Boehner, Paul Ryan and Kevin McCarthy. And being a dairy farmer in California must have its on challenges.
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Reply 30 - Posted by:
LadyVet 12/7/2021 9:09:21 AM (No. 999462)
In response to #18:
Trey Gowdy and Nunes accomplished a lot and we owe them, "big time."
Gowdy exposed Hillary's emails. Without that, she would likely have been elected in 2016 and still be president today.
Nunes exposed the Dem plot to overthrow the Trumo presidency. Without his alertness on the Intel Committee, the swamp would have succeeded in impeaching and convicting Trump. As a chain reaction to what Nunes' did, he exposed the swamp and the deep state. Wheels are moving slowly, but if Darden ever gets close enough to Hillary to fully expose her plotting, you can thank Kevin Nunes.
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Reply 31 - Posted by:
starboard 12/7/2021 9:56:58 AM (No. 999529)
Trump has big plans for Devin and we're going to need him in the White House.
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Reply 32 - Posted by:
Zigrid 12/7/2021 11:07:57 AM (No. 999653)
We'll miss Nunes in the house...but working with President Trump's social media company will allow him more access to the people and put the truth out there...California is lost anyway...it will take years to undo the damage the democrats have done to California...it's like New York...and Illinois...the corruption is so entrenched that it will take years to PRY the democrats from their chairs...time for term limits...
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Reply 33 - Posted by:
PrayerWarrior 12/7/2021 11:22:19 AM (No. 999675)
#28 How did an article about Devin Nunes get your panties all tied up in a wad about President Trump? President Trump is fighting for us, believe it or not. We were the object of destruction by the Biden/Obama cabal. Those who sabotaged him, sabotaged us and our votes in the 2020 Presidential election. We don't want those back stabbers in Congress whoever they are. Trump is identifying them and targeting them. Good!
Back to Devin Nunes. Congressman Nunes was our adopted Congressman when we lived in CA. He is a good man.
The Central Valley/San Joaquin Valley is almost gone with the demonrats turning off the water and the illegal aliens, homeless taking over those cities. Sad. Time for the Nunes family to find a new mission. God bless you Devin and family. We love you!
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Reply 34 - Posted by:
SilkCity 12/7/2021 11:27:53 AM (No. 999681)
If this venture is viable (and I believe it will be) don't be surprised to see Tucker have a role and big stake, and
they'd be crazy if they didn't find a place of prominence for James Golden, a/k/a Bo Snerdley. He's is terrific and deserves a greater voice than he now has. Rush's DNA is unmistakable
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Reply 35 - Posted by:
The Remnants 12/7/2021 2:16:24 PM (No. 999886)
I agree with Poster #21. Will probably sound biased when I say this, but it's important to have those in charge of censorship on social media be somewhat familiar with American values. We might even revert to a time when "segregation" had negative connotations and "melting pot" positive ones. I question the mindsets of some doing the censoring and wonder how they determine what stays in and what stays out.
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Reply 36 - Posted by:
starboard 12/7/2021 4:03:38 PM (No. 999948)
Let's not forget Rick Grenell.
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Reply 37 - Posted by:
cny 12/7/2021 4:15:44 PM (No. 999960)
Lots of warning comments on the various threads about how Trump had better stop talking about voter fraud, and yet there are even more comments about how if voter fraud isn't fixed we'll never win another election. ?????
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Reply 38 - Posted by:
crashnburn 12/7/2021 6:21:46 PM (No. 1000085)
#28. It's a lie that anyone asked Judas Pence to overturn the election. All they asked was for him to delay the certification of electors until the states with the questionable results could investigate. Pence didn't have cojones to do even that.
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