A Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) official will return to work on Wednesday after he was suspended for two weeks following reports that he pushed conspiracy theories on social media during the 2016 election, Politico reported.
An HHS spokesperson told Politico that Jon Cordova, the HHS principal deputy assistant secretary for administration, had “expressed sincere and deep apology” for the things he posted on social media and claimed that Cordova “allowed the heat of the political campaign” to undermine “his better judgment.”
“While he continues to work at HHS, Mr. Cordova – along with all department employees – will be expected to demonstrate a full commitment to inclusiveness and respect for all Americans that we serve,” the spokesperson told Politico, adding that none of the conspiracy theories were shared during his time at HHS.
CNN was first to report on Cordova’s posts that spread false stories about former President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). Some of the stories Cordova — who was a Trump campaign staffer at the time — shared, pushed theories that Cruz was involved with prostitutes and that Gold Star father Khizr Khan was a “Muslim plant” working with the Clinton campaign, according to CNN.
A two week suspension for peddling conspiracy theories - and giving the impression that you might be compromised in your ability to serve all of the public based on your prejudgements apparent in those social media postings. As if two weeks off work will somehow mitigate that impression, or make enough of an impression on the official such that he would correct his behavior in the future.
What a joke.
“…none of the conspiracy theories were shared during his time at HHS.”
As regrettable as the conspiracy theories he spread might have been, I’m sure we can all agree the contributions this Trump-loving middle manager nonentity is making at HHS are invaluable to the nation and greatly outweigh the damage of spreading defamatory nonsense, which face it is a thing our President does before he shuffles into the Buchanan Bathroom every morning.
I’m so over this shit.
Absolutely, @mattinpa! Men like Cordoba are indispensable to the survival of our republic! In fact, I do not see why his political insights shouldn’t be cause to promote him to a newly open position at the Council of Economic Advisors.