b"LGBT activist and Biden administration official Sam Brinton no longer is an employee of the Energy Department. The news came Monday after Brinton, who identifies as nonbinary and gender-fluid, was accused in recent days of stealing two suitcases\\u2014one each from airports in Las Vegas and Minneapolis-St. Paul.\\xa0\\nIt wasn't clear whether Brinton, 35, was fired or resigned from his position in the Biden administration, where he was deputy assistant Energy Department secretary for the Office of Spent Fuel and Waste Disposition.\\xa0\\n\\nSen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., had tweeted Friday: \\u201cSam Brinton, let's call it what it is: a person clearly unfit for a high-level national security role was hired because the [Biden] Admin prioritizes wokeness over competence.\\u201d\\xa0\\nTyler O\\u2019Neil, managing editor of The Daily Signal, joins \\u201cThe Daily Signal Podcast\\u201d to discuss Brinton\\u2019s departure from the Energy Department and why the Biden administration should prioritize employees' competence over their sexual identities.\\xa0\\nEnjoy the show!\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information."