Tanden’s call to withdraw comes as senators revealed thoughts about the nominee over her provocative statements that had offended lawmakers, including those who are currently in office.
She told Biden in a letter that “it now seems clear that there is no path forward to gain confirmation” and that she didn’t want her nomination “to be a distraction from [his] other priorities.”
Biden said he took her request and suggested that she would be chosen for another role in his administration.
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“I have the utmost respect for her record of accomplishment, her experience, and her counsel, and I look forward to having her serve in a role in my Administration. She will bring valuable perspective and insight to our work,” Biden said in a statement.
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Tanden’s nomination started to fail when Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said he would object to her nomination due to her partisan statements addressed to lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. She also drew anger from several Republican senators who also came out in opposition to her.
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Her statements include calling Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) a “fraud” and charging Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) with being obliged to Russia. She also wrote in an essay that resistance to abortion became “successful as a political cudgel, helping isolate extreme anti-choice advocates from the mainstream.”
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“That one seems to have crossed a different line for me,” Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) told Tanden during her recent confirmation hearing.
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Tanden, who is currently president of the Center for American Progress, told senators during her confirmation hearing that she regretted her incendiary remarks made against the lawmakers.
“Senator, I appreciate people’s concerns about my tweets and I’ve regretted them. And I deleted tweets because I’ve regretted my tone and I’ve deleted tweets over many months,” she said.
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“But for those concerned about my rhetoric and my language, you know, I’m sorry. And I’m sorry for any hurt that they’ve caused.”
She has removed more than 1,000 posts since the November 2020 election.
McConnell told reporters on Capitol Hill last week that he believed every Republican would oppose Tanden, as some were still forming their stances about how they would vote.
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Two Senate committees also postponed confirmation votes for the nominee. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) told reporters at the Capitol at the time that it was because she “didn’t look like she had the votes.”
“I think there’s no secret she’s lacking the votes right now and she’s working hard to try to get the votes,” Sanders said.
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