Top nuclear waste official Sam Brinton, who joined the Department of Energy in June, has been fired. Brinton, who uses they/them pronouns, was fired after being accused of stealing a woman’s suitcase from the Minneapolis airport in September and a woman’s bag from the Las Vegas airport in July. Brinton has been charged with theft and grand larceny in connection with incidents at both the Las Vegas airport and the Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport.
A white male adult wearing a white T-shirt with a large rainbow-colored atomic nuclear symbol design, as described by a detective in the arrest warrant issued by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Brinton faces up to five years in prison for the theft in Minnesota, and up to ten years in prison for the heist in Las Vegas.
In June, the DOE recognized Brinton as a “well-known advocate for LGBTQ youth,” praising their “help to secure protections against the dangerous and discredited practice of conversion therapy in more than half of the country.” In spite of their commitment to LGBTQ rights, Brinton now appears to be unable to clear their name of theft charges.
Republicans in the House of Representatives, led by Georgia Representative Andrew Clyde, have been pushing for Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to fire Brinton since last week. In a letter to the secretary, Clyde and 15 other Republicans said things like, “We demand the resignation of Sam Brinton and we implore you to set aside petty politics and appoint only the most qualified and dedicated individuals to influence America’s energy sector.”
Clearly, the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Biden administration have been embarrassed by Brinton’s actions and the allegations of criminal behavior against him. Due to the serious criminal charges they now face, Brinton has been removed from their position as a top official in the Office of Nuclear Energy. It’s almost as if you shouldn’t hire people just to placate the woke left and instead hire the best person for the job.
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