“I think they’ll have something official to say about that, but you know what we’ve said, and you’ll probably be hearing from them soon,” he told reporters at the White House. Earlier Tuesday, a White House official told CNN his nomination was “under review.”Thune said Monday night that he hoped the White House would pull the nomination after Politico’s reporting on the messages. Ingrassia’s lawyer, Edward Andrew Paltzik, initially questioned the authenticity of the messages but added that if authentic, they were meant satirically. Ingrassia also argued publicly that “straight White men” are the most intelligent demographic group and should be prioritized in education. This year, Ingrassia first worked as a White House liaison at the Justice Department before reportedly being pushed out and reassigned to the Department of Homeland Security.