U.S. President Donald Trump ‘s nominee to lead a federal watchdog agency, Paul Ingrassia, withdrew on Tuesday following a report that Ingrassia described himself as having a “Nazi streak.”

Ingrassia said in a social media post that he was pulling out of a scheduled Thursday hearing before a Senate panel that was set to consider his nomination because “I do not have enough Republican votes at this time.”

Senate Majority Leader John Thune urges White House to withdraw nomination

“I appreciate the overwhelming support that I have received throughout this process,” Ingrassia said in a post on X. The post came after Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Monday called for the White House to pull the nomination. Thune’s remarks marked a rare sign of opposition in a Republican-controlled Senat

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