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Trump Nominee Ligris Faced Senate Over Past X Insults

6/25/2026

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President Donald Trump’s nominee Konstantinos Ligris posted hundreds of insults aimed at senators, judges and police on his former X account.
Senators Dick Durbin and Sheldon Whitehouse pressed Ligris on remarks calling police “dumb as dirt” and lawmakers “frauds” and “propaganda peddlers.”
Ligris said he wipes his X account every 90 days, did not recall the insults, and admitted he never disclosed them to the Justice Department.

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President Donald Trump’s nominee Konstantinos Ligris posted hundreds of insults aimed at senators, judges and police on his former X account.
Senators Dick Durbin and Sheldon Whitehouse pressed Ligris on remarks calling police “dumb as dirt” and lawmakers “frauds” and “propaganda peddlers.”
Ligris said he wipes his X account every 90 days, did not recall the insults, and admitted he never disclosed them to the Justice Department.