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Mike 03

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10. I'm confused too about how that talking point even got started.

Reply to BusyBeingBest (Reply #6)

Wed Nov 11, 2020, 12:31 PM

Nov 2020

It makes no sense. Besides, Orange Prick just pushed through an executive order removing protections from civil servants. So even if they are somehow not appointees for some technical reason, they are sitting ducks, and probably not welcome inside the Pentagon.

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If Biden can't fire Drumps DOD loyalists [View all] jpak Nov 2020 OP

Oh yes he can. Wellstone ruled Nov 2020 #1

They are political appointees. Happy Hoosier Nov 2020 #2

TY jpak Nov 2020 #4

Or Biden can use Trump's new EO and have DeminPennswoods Nov 2020 #8

I think the most favorable interpretation is that Trump is covering his tracks exboyfil Nov 2020 #3

I thought appointees served at the will of the President... Spazito Nov 2020 #5

Yes, that's true. dware Nov 2020 #9

He can fire them. I don't know why CNN and other places are BusyBeingBest Nov 2020 #6

Yes that's what I heard on CNN jpak Nov 2020 #7

I'm confused too about how that talking point even got started. Mike 03 Nov 2020 #10

Something about these people being able to "burrow" into their jobs BusyBeingBest Nov 2020 #11

Biden's DoD can create the traditional "F Troop" and assign them to NCjack Nov 2020 #12

Loopholes about civil service protections Hela Nov 2020 #13

Many of these civil servant positions have probationary periods during which they can be terminated StarfishSaver Nov 2020 #16

Why can't he fire them? LisaL Nov 2020 #14

He can fire any political appointee he chooses StarfishSaver Nov 2020 #15

Article about that Executive Order Hela Nov 2020 #17