One of the early dramas since the Trump administration took office in 2017 was the firing of Justice Department official Sally Yates.She used to be Refusal to defend the order The President has made regulations for travel from countries that are considered hotbeds of terrorism. Although this is certainly not any objective measure, the media call it a “Muslim ban.” The whole ordeal is a good preview of the degree to which the careerist in the bureaucracy is willing to offend the Orange Man over the next four years.
I started this article with that memory journey and pointed out that when the Obama-era appointees “stand up” to challenge Trump, the left absolutely loves it. In fact, a few months later, “The New Yorker” wrote an article flattering Yates in the title, which contained this sentence.
Well, now we may have the first major conflict in the Biden era with Trump-appointed officials. Although most of them were cleaned up almost immediately (and were not opposed by the same media that Trump flipped over when cleaning the house in 2017), the head of the Social Security Administration Andrew Sol was fired today.
Now, he refuses to leave.
Andrew Sol, director of the Canned Social Security Bureau, said Biden has no right to fire him and plans to go to work as usual on Monday morning. Alas, this means logging in from his home in New York. So not sure it will produce too much drama or anxiety. https://t.co/kgdWtP2ohS by @TPM pic.twitter.com/HMTIHqMc5P
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) July 9, 2021
This is the report passed Fox News.
“I consider myself a social security commissioner protected by tenure,” Saul said.
The White House recited a list of dissatisfaction with him.
“Since taking office, Commissioner Sol has undermined and politicized Social Security disability benefits, terminated the remote work policy used by up to 25% of the agency’s employees, and failed to repair the relationship between SSA and relevant federal employee unions, including in COVID-19 Workplace safety planning has reduced due process protections for welfare appeal hearings and has taken other actions that run counter to the agency’s mission and the president’s policy agenda,” a White House official said in a statement.
In the end, Saul will live on the streets unless there is some unsurfaced supply to rescue him. As far as I know, just because the term of an administrative appointment exists does not mean that the person has the right to complete the entire term. There are exceptions, but they are clearly written into the law. James Comey was fired before his 10-year term as FBI director expired, and he will become the most compelling example of Trump’s presidency.
In view of this, the other part of the story is how different the treatment of the dismissed Trump officials is compared to the dismissed Obama officials. When Yates was held in custody, she was seen as a national hero, and Trump was demonized for violating “norms.” During Trump’s tenure, this statement was pushed over and over again. But when Biden dismissed an organization that was supposed to have nothing to do with politics, the people who had passed the word of mouth had nothing to say. Isn’t it weird?
Okay, so it’s not that strange. On the contrary, this is exactly what you expect. We will see what happens when Saul tries to go to work remotely on Monday. I guess he will never be able to visit again, and the institution’s ultra-left careerists will not fight for him. Therefore, this story is likely to die.
