Biden Told Trump Appointees "You're Fired," Kellyanne Conway And Sean Spicer Responded

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Source: Forbes

On Wednesday, the White House told 18 officials who had been appointed by former President Donald Trump to serve on the boards of U.S. military service academies to resign or be dismissed. Those included former advisor Kellyanne Conway, press secretary Sean Spicer and national security adviser H.R. McMaster. Each was told to resign by 6pm or they'd be dismissed.

While it isn't normal for appointees to be fired, the issue in this case is that Trump had filled some of the positions at West Point, the Naval Academy and the Air Force Academy in the final months of his presidency. Each comes with a three-year term and it appeared that President Joe Biden sought to cut those terms short.

Not Fading Away By Any Means

Instead of taking a cue from the late Gen. Douglas McArthur to "fade away" and perhaps go quietly, a few of the Trump Administration appointees created a minor firestorm on social media by posting their responses – stating they'd have to be fired, and certainly wouldn't resign.

Kellyanne Conway (@KellyannePolls) tweeted out a copy of the letter she sent to President Joe Biden on Wednesday. In her tweet she added, "President Biden, I'm not resigning but you should." It didn't take long for responses to pour in, calling out former President Donald Trump's advisor, who had been named to the Board of Visitors to the United States Air Force Academy. Among those to respond was Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), who called out Ms. Conway directly.

Read more: https://www.forbes.com/sites/petersuciu/2021/09/08/biden-told-trump-appointees-youre-fired-kellyanne-conway-and-sean-spicer-responded-via-social-media/

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Full headline: Biden Told Trump Appointees "You're Fired," Kellyanne Conway And Sean Spicer Responded Via Social Media

(article came out at 10:16 pm ET last night)

Here's her tweet! Too bad!

Link to tweet

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Kellyanne Conway
@KellyannePolls
President Biden, I'm not resigning, but you should.
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4:30 PM · Sep 8, 2021

[ProudMNDemocrat]

1. Sour grapes, Kellyanne..

Not to mention a HYPOCRITE.

[William Seger]

16. Politicized and polarizing appointees complain that their firing is

... politicized and polarizing.

[usaf-vet]

20. Breaking presidential norms. LOL! She would certainly know about that first hand. e.g.SCOTUS seats.

[Tomconroy]

2. She has stationary with 'Honorable' before her name?

Seems a tad pretentious.

[FoxNewsSucks]

3. not to mention dishonest.

[Walleye]

4. She thinks she's in the British American royal family

[barbtries]

7. right?

one of the slimiest people alive. i didn't read her letter but i saw that.

[jrthin]

8. Obama once said that many with the "Honorable" before

their names are anything but honorable.

[Tomconroy]

14. I've been thinking up appropriate titles for her

But I hesitate to post them.

[underpants]

5. She hitched her wagon to the Clustertrump

Now she has to show loyalty for a book deal and speaking engagements.

[Walleye]

6. Again. They can dish it out, but they can't take it

One of the important things we learned about in kindergarten

[Irish_Dem]

25. These ruthless and brutal sociopaths are remarkably thin skinned aren't they?

[Walleye]

26. And they choose a business and an attitude that they know is going to get them criticized

[Irish_Dem]

28. Like Trump. Overly sensitive to criticisms is one of their Achille's heels.

The Dems should take advantage of this.

[nykym]

9. Made me laugh when she said

it was a break from presidential norms.
When did tRUMP ever follow the norms?

[William Seger]

12. It made me laugh when she said "faithful and willing public servants"

Few people had ever heard of Conway before she became a faithful and willing LIAR for an obnoxiously self-obsessed turd, serving to the public platter after platter of bullshit. We don't need her "alternative facts" having any influence whatever at our service academies.

[colorado_ufo]

23. Well said.

[malthaussen]

10. I want to see the MPs come into a meeting and drag her out...

... treat her like cops treat six-year-olds.

-- Mal

[hibbing]

11. Spicy's response was not hot

Saw a video of it on my social, his indignation was hilarious to me.

Peace

[Walleye]

27. Never saw him that angry about injustice to others. No anger over shitty covid response

[GregariousGroundhog]

13. I guess the one that surprises me is Jonathan Hiler

Dismissing people like Conway and Spicer are no brainers, but Hiler was a naval academy graduate and naval officer. I don't get the vibe that he is unqualified to serve on the board for the naval academy and am curious why Biden felt he couldn't let Hiler serve out his term.

[SouthernDem4ever]

15. Uh mabye because he was appointed by a former president turned insurrectionist?

no brainer to me.

[GregariousGroundhog]

21. People should be judged on their own merits, not on the person who hired them

Kelly Ann Conway has no merit. Sean Spicer is currently a Commander, which is the naval equivalent of Lieutenant Colonel. Given his performance as Trump's press secretary, I don't fault Biden for not having confidence in him though.

At face value, I don't see how John Hiler would be unqualified.

[SouthernDem4ever]

36. You mean like Trump did?

Sorry I think anyone he appointed should be gone. None of them were put there on a basis of merit. He wanted sycophants only.

[LudwigPastorius]

17. DeTrumpification...

Like the denazification policy of the Allies after WWII, it is necessary to remove all insurgent MAGAt ideology and influence within the government.

[onethatcares]

18. makes sense to me but

I'll have to tell my son since I'm retired, that if anyone ever fires him, all he has to do is click his heels and say, "am not" and viola, it doesn't stick.

[LudwigPastorius]

19. That works.

...as does sticking your fingers in your ears and loudly humming The Stars And Stripes Forever.

[Progressive Jones]

33. All Trump residue must be washed away. nt

[MurrayDelph]

22. Maybe Kellyanne shouldn't think of this as being fired

Instead, she should see this as being told to find ... alternative employment.

[colorado_ufo]

24. Yes indeed!

[Jimbo S]

29. Gaslighting much?

Kellyanne

[IcyPeas]

30. methinks they are hoping to get rehired in 2024

[Joinfortmill]

31. Ms. Unemployable

[lees1975]

32. Trump would have given his left leg and right arm to have Biden's lowest poll numbers

And didn't Trump also want out of Afghanistan but wouldn't take the political risk for which 69 American servicemen died.

Ok, don't resign. Be fired. Remember what you once said about Trump's ability to hire and fire who and when he pleased.

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

34. Hey Conway,

Clean out your desk because... YOU'RE FIRED!

[keithbvadu2]

35. Honorable? - Alternate fact!