{"id":1459520,"date":"2022-05-01T12:29:38","date_gmt":"2022-05-01T16:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1459520"},"modified":"2022-05-01T12:29:42","modified_gmt":"2022-05-01T16:29:42","slug":"we-are-not-the-opinion-police-mayorkas-defends-partisan-pick-to-head-disinfo-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-are-not-the-opinion-police-mayorkas-defends-partisan-pick-to-head-disinfo-board\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We Are Not The Opinion Police\u2019: Mayorkas Defends Partisan Pick To Head Disinfo Board"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwe-are-not-the-opinion-police-mayorkas-defends-partisan-pick-to-head-disinfo-board%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1459520&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/05\/GettyImages-1236602275.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas defended the move to make Nina Jankowicz the head of his department\u2019s Disinformation Governance Board despite concerns that her own political opinions could prevent her from approaching the job in an unbiased manner.<\/p>\n<p>The DHS chief made appearances on several of the Sunday morning shows in an attempt to dispel concerns that the board might <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/guarantee-that-dana-bash-corners-mayorkas-with-concerns-disinfo-board-will-monitor-americans\/\">monitor American citizens<\/a> in addition to worries about Jankowicz\u2019s ability to be a neutral figure in her new role.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mayorkas: Nina Jankowicz \u201ceminently qualified\u201d to lead disinformation board; \u201cabsolutely\u201d  neutral politically<\/p>\n<p>Mayorkas also obfuscates on whether he\u2019d support the same effort under Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9N1d0Pgny0\">pic.twitter.com\/9N1d0Pgny0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomselliott\/status\/1520768074668023809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cRepublicans are criticizing your decision, the administration\u2019s decision, to choose Nina Jankowicz to lead this board,\u201d anchor Dana Bash pressed Mayorkas <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/bidens-new-disinfo-chief-had-a-problem-with-executive-control-of-truth-when-trump-was-in-charge\/\">on the subject<\/a> on CNN\u2019s \u201cState of the Union,\u201d adding, \u201cThey say she is not somebody neutral.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImminently qualified, a renowned expert in the field of disinformation,\u201d Mayorkas objected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNeutral?\u201d Bash asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbsolutely so,\u201d Mayorkas replied.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWould you be okay if Donald Trump were president, if he created this Disinformation Governance Board or if it is in place in 2024, that he\u2019s in charge of such a thing?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n<p>Without directly responding to Bash\u2019s challenge, Mayorkas replied, \u201cI believe this working group that gathers together best practices, makes sure our work is coordinated, consistent with those best practices, that we\u2019re safeguarding the right of free speech, that we\u2019re safeguarding civil liberties. I think it\u2019s an extraordinarily important endeavor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mayorkas fielded a <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/my-ears-want-to-commit-suicide-greg-gutfeld-bashes-thought-police-over-new-chiefs-mary-poppins-mash-up\/\">similar question<\/a> from anchor Bret Baier on \u201cFox News Sunday,\u201d who noted, \u201cThe president\u2019s picked to lead this is Nina Jankowicz, she\u2019s taking heat for tweets and comments about major news stories \u2014 the Hunter Biden laptop, others. The laptop story, obviously, was blocked from social media outlets because it was called Russian propaganda until it wasn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you really think that Jankowicz is anywhere near objective enough for this particular job?\u201d Baier asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes I do, and by the way, highly regarded as a subject matter expert and I don\u2019t question her objectivity,\u201d Mayorkas replied. \u201cThere are people in the department who have a diverse range of views and they are incredibly dedicated to mission. We are not the opinion police. She has testified before Congress a number of times. She is recognized is a tremendous authority and we are very fortunate to have her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWas the Steele Dossier disinformation?\u201d Baier asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not for me to opine on that,\u201d Mayorkas responded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmericans are generally wary of anything that suggests censorship,\u201d Baier prompted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is exactly why we set up this working group to make sure that our work to address a real threat to the homeland, the threat posed by Russian disinformation, the threat posed by Chinese disinformation, by Iranian disinformation, the work that we do does not infringe on people\u2019s right of free speech,\u201d Mayorkas insisted. \u201cThat\u2019s why this working group was set up. And we will do a better job of communicating about that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. 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