OnPolitics Today: Nicknames and doughnuts, obviously

Posted by Anonymous on November 28, 2017

with Jessica Estepa

President Donald Trump, standing left, holds up the

It's Monday, OP readers, and we were thrilled to wake up to the news that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are engaged.

...Wait, that's not why you're reading this newsletter? Well, that's OK. We can also talk about other things, too.

Get ready for a busy week, friends. President Trump is back from his mini vacay and the drama around the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau continues. (We'll talk tax reform and Roy Moore tomorrow.)

Trump rehashes an old nickname at an inopportune moment

It should have been a simple, ceremonial event. Make a speech, shake some hands, pose for some pictures, done.

But President Trump couldn't help but throw in a jab at Sen. Elizabeth Warren

"You were here long before any of us were here," the president told the elderly Native American veterans . "Although we have a representative in Congress who they say was here a long time ago. They call her Pocahontas."

An awkward silence, unsurprisingly, followed.

Happy post Thanksgiving week, y'all.

Of memos and doughnuts

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is in a bit of a pickle. Namely: It's kind of up in the air who is in charge.

Breakdown: Outgoing director Richard Cordray appointed Leandra English his deputy ahead of his departure, which, typically, would mean that she would be acting director.

But then President Trump appointed his own acting director: Mick Mulvaney, the director of the Office of Management and Budget. English filed a lawsuit to keep Mulvaney from being appointed.

And then they both showed up to work on Monday, intending to take over.

The result: Dueling memos and some doughnuts.

And that's just day one. Stay tuned for what happens next.

Elsewhere in politics

•	VA failed to report 90% of potentially dangerous medical providers, GAO confirms
•	Scott Pruitt on a mission to change the culture of the EPA
•	Supreme Court weighs privacy rights in digital age in pivotal cellphone case
•	Sen. Al Franken apologizes for letting people down and vows to regain their trust
•	Trump has no plans to campaign for Roy Moore, White House says