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White House Aide T.J. Ducklo Resigns After Threatening Reporter

HeadlineFeb 15, 2021

In news from the White House, Deputy Press Secretary T.J. Ducklo has resigned following revelations last week he made threatening and misogynistic comments to Politico reporter Tara Palmeri, telling her, “I will destroy you,” after she asked him to comment on his romantic relationship with an Axios reporter. Ducklo had originally been suspended for a week. President Biden told incoming staff during a swearing-in ceremony that if anyone spoke to a colleague with disrespect, “I will fire you on the spot.”

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