Beattie’s ascent is another sign that the new administration has no interest in catering to norms established by its critics or perceived political foes. What was a scandal in Trump’s first ...

The Rubio-led State Department was supposed to represent a “moderate” side of MAGA. Darren Beattie's appointment makes a mockery of that notion. By Jared Holt, senior researcher on hate and ...

CNN’s KFile first reported in 2018 that Beattie, a former Duke University visiting instructor, spoke in 2016 to the H.L. Mencken Club – a gathering that has included White nationalist figures ...

news reports revealed that U.S. President Donald Trump's new Secretary of State Marco Rubio was appointing Darren Beattie to a key post in the State Department. Beattie was formerly a speechwriter ...

The role would see Beattie helping to lead “America’s public diplomacy outreach, which includes messaging to counter terrorism and violent extremism,” according to the State Department. Beattie was ...

EVEN BY THE LOW, LOW STANDARDS of the second Trump administration, Darren Beattie, appointed last week as acting under secretary for public diplomacy and public affairs in the State Department, is a ...

In theory, revelations about Darren Beattie's recent past should end his State Department tenure. In practice, it might not be that simple. By Steve Benen Secretary of State Marco Rubio this week ...

CNN’s Van Jones laid into President Donald Trump and one of the newest appointees in his administration, Darren Beattie. Shortly after word broke of Beattie’s appointment, a tweet he posted in ...