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hookaleft

(936 posts)
Wed Sep 8, 2021, 06:44 PM Sep 2021

Biden administration tells ex-Trump officials to resign from military academy advisory boards or be

Biden administration tells ex-Trump officials to resign from military academy advisory boards or be dismissed

(CNN)The Biden administration has told 11 officials appointed to military service academy advisory boards by former President Donald Trump to resign or be dismissed, a source familiar with the situation tells CNN's KFile.

The officials asked to resign include prominent former Trump officials like former White House press secretary Sean Spicer, former senior counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway and former national security adviser H.R. McMaster. They were appointed to the advisory boards of the Naval Academy, Air Force Academy and West Point respectively.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Wednesday afternoon confirmed the request had been made.

"The President's objective is what any president's objective is -- to ensure you have nominees and people serving on these boards who are qualified to serve on them and who are aligned with your values. And so yes, that was an ask that was made," Psaki told reporters at a White House briefing.

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https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/08/politics/trump-appointees-biden-boards/index.html

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Biden administration tells ex-Trump officials to resign from military academy advisory boards or be (Original Post) hookaleft Sep 2021 OP
How much have we been paying these rightwing freeloaders? C_U_L8R Sep 2021 #1
Apparently he started the review on Day One, or close to it Hekate Sep 2021 #2
Apparently Sean Spicer is going to sue luv2fly Sep 2021 #3
Both Spicer and Conway used to talk about others serving haele Sep 2021 #4
This was the largest audience to ever witness Sean Spicer get fired -- period! -Angry Elf alert LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2021 #5
K&R for, huzzah! - *GO*, President Joe! UTUSN Sep 2021 #6

C_U_L8R

(44,987 posts)
1. How much have we been paying these rightwing freeloaders?
Wed Sep 8, 2021, 06:52 PM
Sep 2021

With possible exception of McMaster (who is still a stooge), they are the definition of unqualified.

haele

(12,640 posts)
4. Both Spicer and Conway used to talk about others serving
Wed Sep 8, 2021, 08:38 PM
Sep 2021

At the discretion of TFG - what makes them think they deserve to continue serving under this guy? Conway isn't even remotely qualified. Spicer was a reservist -maybe? But still, new boss can can them if he wants.

Haele

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