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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"Remove public employees who undermine the public good"
This is what "purge" looks like.

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"Remove public employees who undermine the public good" (Original Post)
Stinky The Clown
Jan 2018
OP
I had to question what I heard. But then I remembered who was giving the speech.
demmiblue
Jan 2018
#8
JohnnyLib2
(11,340 posts)1. Jeeezus, what a statement to make.
Cha
(320,590 posts)11. Oh he's gearing up his stupid base
for removing more "employees" who are trying to get to the truth.
withoutapaddle
(263 posts)2. Is he really going to try to fire Mueller?
Sounds fishy...
Phoenix61
(18,889 posts)3. Sounds about right
He wants to be a dictator. Hard to do that when agencies function independently.
Freethinker65
(11,203 posts)4. Crap. I thought he was resigning!
Hekate
(100,133 posts)5. Oh dear gods I am glad I am not watching
Stinky The Clown
(68,964 posts)7. Substitute "Mueller" for "public employees" and you get his meaning.
Hekate
(100,133 posts)10. I think he's talking about the whole Civil Service as well
mnmoderatedem
(3,913 posts)6. well by that standard Mr Prez
we'd have to remove the entire executive branch and more than half of congress.
UTUSN
(77,795 posts)12. Starting with SHITLER!1
demmiblue
(39,944 posts)8. I had to question what I heard. But then I remembered who was giving the speech.
Still really shocking, though.
Cha
(320,590 posts)9. Yes, and he's fucking Projecting
Again.
blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)13. That would be all republicans. Go ahead and purge away
LuckyCharms
(23,067 posts)14. This is what caught my attention most. n/t
SammyWinstonJack
(44,317 posts)15. Says the public servant who's undermining the public good.
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