Biden’s OMB Director Nominee Says She Regrets Twitter Attacks on GOP

Neera Tanden, nominee for Director of the Office of Management and Budget, speaks during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 9, 2021. Leigh Vogel/Pool/Getty Images

President Joe Biden’s choice to direct the White House Office of Management and Budget told senators during a confirmation hearing on Tuesday that she regrets launching attacks against some of them on Twitter.

Neera Tanden, the nominee, once wrote that Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is “the worst,” that Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) is “a fraud” and that “vampires have more heart” than Sen. Ted Cruz. (R-Texas).