Major Trump ally Loomer slams FERC nominee David Lacerte: ‘vetting failure’

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Over the past five years, Republicans have been dealing with big corporations, including Big Tech and Big Banks, censoring and de-banking conservatives over speech. Politico has reported that Trump himself was de-banked by JP Morgan and Bank of America. Trump was also suspended from Facebook after the January 6th Capitol Hill riots.

President Trump has nominated David LaCerte to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). This has drawn major criticism from Trump ally Laura Loomer, who has exposed numerous Trump nominees for lack of vetting or disloyalty to the President’s agenda. One source close to the Senate confirmation process tells BizPac, “LeCerte’s work in the pro-bank, anti-gun space is deeply concerning to Republicans on Capitol Hill. I think his confirmation has a very rough road ahead.”

Loomer blasted LaCrete on X, saying, “Why on earth would anyone who defended woke banks in court be allowed to work inside the Trump administration when the Trump admin has made it clear they have zero tolerance for ESG, debanking, and woke policies at Big Banks?”

Loomer was referring to LaCrete’s role representing a plaintiff that sued Louisiana over the Louisiana Bond Commission’s decision to prohibit banks from underwriting state contracts if the banks had anti Second Amendment policies. “The Bond Commission put in place an unconstitutional and arbitrary litmus test, and it did so despite concerns from its own members about the costs these actions could bring,” LaCerte said when suing the Commission for trying to take on progressive banks.

“The most humorous part about this nomination is that LaCerte’s current role is White House liaison and senior advisor at the OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, which involves managing personnel policy and guiding nominees through the federal appointment process, which makes his own nomination notable given the continued vetting concerns,” Loomer said.

She makes the claim that LaCerte has liberal views, and is against the Trump agenda on ESG and Second Amendment: “If LaCerte’s liberal views on 2A provide any insight into what his views on energy will be, it’s probably not going to be good for conservatives or America First policies. Only a hardcore liberal would defend banks that de-bank conservatives and refuse to do business with gun manufacturers for the sake of pushing Democrat talking points on GUN CONTROL!”

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