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Michael Sainato

New Trump labor official has history of racist, sexist and conspiratorial posts

exterior of The Department of Labor building
The Department of Labor building in Washington DC on 4 August. Photograph: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images

A newly appointed official at the US Department of Labor hired by the Trump administration has a recent history of racist, sexually graphic, and conspiratorial posts on social media.

Jessico Bowman announced last week that she was appointed deputy chief of staff of the Bureau of International Labor Affairs at the labor department. According to the bureau’s website, its job is to lead “the US Department of Labor’s efforts to ensure that workers around the world are treated fairly and are able to share in the benefits of the global economy”.

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