Rubio Calls Biden’s Soviet-Born Bank Watchdog Nominee a “Communist”

Senator Marco Rubio (R-Flor.) called Saule Omarova, President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, a “communist.”

Omarova was calved successful Kazakhstan erstwhile it was inactive portion of the Soviet Union and has been a United States national since 2005. She teaches instrumentality astatine Cornell University and served successful the Treasury Department nether erstwhile President George W. Bush.

“Saule Omarova supports abolishing backstage slope accounts, utilizing govt to bankrupt vigor companies & creating a Soviet benignant “National Investment Authority,” tweeted Rubio, whose parents fled Cuba successful the 1950s arsenic Fidel Castro took power.

“She supports communist policies & a communist should not beryllium our Comptroller of the Currency,” helium added.

Saule Omarova supports abolishing backstage slope accounts, utilizing govt to bankrupt vigor companies & creating a Soviet benignant “National Investment Authority”

She supports communist policies & a communist should not beryllium our Comptroller of the Currency

— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) November 19, 2021

Rubio has been harshly criticized.

.@marcorubio calls a Biden nominee a “communist” He of each senators should cognize wherefore that is loaded connection & inappropriate for the Senate What helium said is arsenic atrocious arsenic what Sen John Kennedy said https://t.co/fnX4hAcE9Z

— Marc R. Masferrer 🇨🇺 (@MRMasferrer) November 19, 2021

Rubio: Omarova has repeatedly stated her enactment for aggregate Soviet policies.#resistance: Wow, Red Scare much? https://t.co/umT9nOKaGs

— Max (@MaxNordau) November 19, 2021

Guy who doubly supported keeping a traitorous transgression successful the WH lone to pb America to hundreds of thousands of unnecessary lives mislaid successful a pandemic has thoughts astir who should govern America. 🙄🙄 https://t.co/TnoiXOWadv

— Michele 🌮🍷🎸😷🧂 (@UnimpressedTX) November 19, 2021

Marco is acrophobic the predatory lenders and payday indebtedness sharks mightiness beryllium enactment retired of business. https://t.co/3ptBIGvDiM

— KanyeTwitty (@RealKanyeTwitty) November 19, 2021

During her confirmation hearing, Omarova described her childhood; she was raised by her grandma aft she was orphaned erstwhile her parents were sent to Siberia amid Statin’s purges.

“I grew up without knowing fractional of my family. My grandma herself escaped decease doubly nether the Stalin regime,” Omarova said. “This is what seared successful my mind. That’s who I am.”