In a series of tweets on Sunday, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) asked “whoever monitors Twitter” at the White House to ask President Donald Trump to focus on issues like transparency and protecting whistleblowers.
Grassley, known for publishing his thoughts on Twitter, also asked Trump to ask Russian President Vladimir Putin about his retaliation against political opponents.
Whoever monitors twitter at WH for Pres Trump get on subject of my immediate tweet and stop overclassification & start declassifying
— ChuckGrassley (@ChuckGrassley) February 11, 2017
Whoever monitors twitter at WH for President Trump read my previous 2tweets and hv this businessman understand TRANSPARENCY=ACCOUNTABILITY
— ChuckGrassley (@ChuckGrassley) February 11, 2017
Whoever monitors twitter at the WH 4PresTrump to tell the businessman this tool will DRAIN THE SWAMP IF HE ALSO WII PROTECT WHISTLEBLOWERS
— ChuckGrassley (@ChuckGrassley) February 11, 2017
Whoever monitors twitter at WH tell Pres Trump to ask Putin”What do u hv agst ElectionOpponents bc they are killed/imprisoned/poisoned?”
— ChuckGrassley (@ChuckGrassley) February 12, 2017
Whoever monitors twitter at WH for businessman president Trump “when is WH going to be opened for public tours?” Mrs G wants to know
— ChuckGrassley (@ChuckGrassley) February 12, 2017
A spokeswoman with Grassley’s office confirmed to Iowa television station KCRG that the senator published the tweets to his account and was not hacked.
“It was Senator Grassley reminding the President of a few things, especially the importance of whistleblowers, following his Rose Garden ceremony letter from earlier this week,” spokeswoman Beth Levine said.
The senator’s tweets on transparency follows a letter he sent to Trump last week calling on his to prioritize protections for whistleblowers.
In January, the Office of Special Counsel issued a warning reminding the Trump administration that they must let employees know about their rights as whistleblowers following several reports that the Trump administration issued gag orders to employees at departments like the Environmental Protection Agency.
