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It started with a tweet.
Last February, the Energy Department’s new press secretary KEVIN LIAO, who previously worked in California politics, tweeted“,”link”:{“target”:”NEW”,”attributes”:[],”url”:”https://twitter.com/KevinLiao_/status/1358558306575482884″,”_id”:”0000017f-c578-de39-afff-f7fe1a330008″,”_type”:”33ac701a-72c1-316a-a3a5-13918cf384df”},”_id”:”0000017f-c578-de39-afff-f7fe1a330009″,”_type”:”02ec1f82-5e56-3b8c-af6e-6fc7c8772266″}”tweeted an oblique joke about L.A. City Council Member KEVIN DE LEON bungling the pledge of allegiance.“,”link”:{“target”:”NEW”,”attributes”:[],”url”:”https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=nYUb0_ciziQ”,”_id”:”0000017f-c578-de39-afff-f7fe1a33000a”,”_type”:”33ac701a-72c1-316a-a3a5-13918cf384df”},”_id”:”0000017f-c578-de39-afff-f7fe1a33000b”,”_type”:”02ec1f82-5e56-3b8c-af6e-6fc7c8772266″}”bungling the pledge of allegiance.
Not everyone found it funny.
The Energy Department’s chief of staff, TARAK SHAH, received unhappy calls from California congressional offices and White House officials, according to a person familiar with the matter. Rep. JIMMY GOMEZ (D-Calif.) tweeted that,“,”link”:{“target”:”NEW”,”attributes”:[],”url”:”https://twitter.com/JimmyGomezCA/status/1358835553748197376″,”_id”:”0000017f-c578-de39-afff-f7fe1a33000c”,”_type”:”33ac701a-72c1-316a-a3a5-13918cf384df”},”_id”:”0000017f-c578-de39-afff-f7fe1a33000d”,”_type”:”02ec1f82-5e56-3b8c-af6e-6fc7c8772266″}”JIMMY GOMEZ (D-Calif.) tweeted that, “Unprofessional tweets reflect on your bosses.” Rep. RO KHANNA (D-Calif.) also tweeted “,”link”:{“target”:”NEW”,”attributes”:[],”url”:”https://twitter.com/RoKhanna/status/1358830264315752452?s=20&t=A7HHO_OHftYtZMzbPnJPEg”,”_id”:”0000017f-c578-de39-afff-f7fe1a33000e”,”_type”:”33ac701a-72c1-316a-a3a5-13918cf384df”},”_id”:”0000017f-c578-de39-afff-f7fe1a33000f”,”_type”:”02ec1f82-5e56-3b8c-af6e-6fc7c8772266″}”tweeted that many in the state’s delegation “expect better.“,”link”:{“target”:”NEW”,”attributes”:[],”url”:”https://twitter.com/RoKhanna/status/13588302643″,”_id”:”0000017f-c578-de39-afff-f7fe1a330010″,”_type”:”33ac701a-72c1-316a-a3a5-13918cf384df”},”_id”:”0000017f-c578-de39-afff-f7fe1a330011″,”_type”:”02ec1f82-5e56-3b8c-af6e-6fc7c8772266″}”that many in the state’s delegation “expect better.” Rep. NORMA TORRES (D-Calif.) seconded Khanna and said“,”link”:{“target”:”NEW”,”attributes”:[],”url”:”https://twitter.com/Norma4Congress/status/1358836501484773377″,”_id”:”0000017f-c578-de39-afff-f7fe1a330012″,”_type”:”33ac701a-72c1-316a-a3a5-13918cf384df”},”_id”:”0000017f-c578-de39-afff-f7fe1a330013″,”_type”:”02ec1f82-5e56-3b8c-af6e-6fc7c8772266″}”said Liao should…
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