Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

RandySF

(86,135 posts) Tue Nov 10, 2020, 02:54 AM Nov 2020

Trump threatens to fire any appointee who looks for other work [View all]

Link to tweet

?s=20

Ali Velshi
@AliVelshi
BREAKING: A senior administration official confirms to NBC News that presidential personnel director John McEntee has communicated to departments that they should fire any political appointees looking for new work while Trump refuses to concede & disputes the election

24 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Trump threatens to fire any appointee who looks for other work [View all] RandySF Nov 2020 OP

Does he think this is his TV show. CatMor Nov 2020 #1

Well...yes. Grokenstein Nov 2020 #20

His normal is everyone else's nightmare .. CatMor Nov 2020 #21

Just look for a job discreetly still_one Nov 2020 #2

Exactly. Like Melania is doing. SunSeeker Nov 2020 #10

Lol Demovictory9 Nov 2020 #18

Sounds like a man who is confident he will win. Statistical Nov 2020 #3

Right.. it sounds like bitter vindictive trump. Cha Nov 2020 #15

Good. Fewer people to have to purge after 1/20. pat_k Nov 2020 #4

There goes Trump again .. rustysgurl Nov 2020 #5

It's just a choice of what direction to run when you're in a tunnel w/ trains coming from both ways RockRaven Nov 2020 #6

He knows they already hate him. joshcryer Nov 2020 #7

Lol. OnDoutside Nov 2020 #8

Trump has gone full Captain Queeg. nt SunSeeker Nov 2020 #9

The smart ones have already jumped ship pfitz59 Nov 2020 #11

No. The smart ones would NEVER have signed on in the first place. Vivienne235729 Nov 2020 #22

Who cares? Just resign Rice4VP Nov 2020 #12

Having worked for Trump is already a stain on a resume Withywindle Nov 2020 #13

Good they can get a head start. Cha Nov 2020 #14

So if asked, just lie and deny it. They've had 4 years to learn how that's done with a straight face DFW Nov 2020 #16

They can collect unemployment torius Nov 2020 #17

They can get unemployment no matter what. former9thward Nov 2020 #24

I thought the paychecks ended this week, anyway! lindysalsagal Nov 2020 #19

Resumes already out to recruiters Mopar151 Nov 2020 #23