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“Today, I am announcing that I am ending the FCC’s promotion of DEI and will focus the agency’s work on competently carrying out the FCC’s mission, as defined by Congress.”

Some of Martin's supporters, including current and former candidates for chair, describe Martin as well-positioned to bridge the ideological divide in the Democratic Party while competently wielding and building party infrastructure.

“What the voters are looking for,” he told a TV interviewer, “is someone who can run the government competently, who understands their problems and will tell the truth. We’re not dealing with ideologies this year.”

Finally, the Social Security program is threatened by Trump’s promise to fire thousands of federal employees and replace them with political loyalists, who may or may not be best qualified to competently perform their duties.

Mr Lee's government has also been credited with competently steering the country through several recessions, the global financial crisis and the Covid pandemic.