The White House is defending its decision to hand over board members during the meeting. American armies Service academy.
On Wednesday, the Biden administration wrote to the 18 military academies board members appointed by Trump, asking them to resign or be fired by 6 p.m. Members made demands for the Academy.
White House Press Secretary Jean Psaki,Appear in CNNof a new day The Thursday show said that this request is not “personal.”
“This really goes back to the right of every president to appoint the individuals they choose because they fit their values,” she told host John Berman.
Psaki later said, “I will say that of course there are some people on these boards who support or stand silently while their former bosses are supporting the uprising. This is not true for us either… but it’s not. It’s more complicated than the president, his cabinet, and the team want to appoint new candidates.”
Several people who remain in office have publicly stated that they will not resign, including high-profile figures such as Kelly Ann Conway, Russell Water and Sean Spicer.
“President Biden, I will not resign, but you should resign,” Conway wrote TwitterThe post includes a picture of a letter she sent to Biden, informing him that she will not resign.
In the letter, Conway wrote that Biden’s decision was “disappointing, but understandable, because you need to be distracted from the news cycle, because you are caught in multiple self-inflicted crises and plummeting polling numbers.”
Walter, the former director of the Office of Management and Budget, also rejected the government’s request.
“No,” Walt tweeted a copy of a letter asking him to resign. “This is a three-year term.”
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Psaki told CNN that the government is “full of confidence” in the legal abilities of those who choose to serve on these boards.
“No one wants to fight here,” she said.
Traditionally, no matter what the political affiliation is, the term of office of appointees is three years. Critics say that the Biden administration is setting a dangerous precedent.
“Frankly, I think this whole behavior is unreasonable and not entirely in line with the governance spirit promised by this administration,” said Meghan Mobbs, an Afghan veteran who serves on the board of directors of the West Point Military Academy, in a statement.
Mobbs was also asked to resign, but said she would not do so.
“When I joined the board of directors under the Trump administration, there was the Obama administration’s stay. They were not terminated but served with people appointed by Trump. This combination of perspectives, experience, and belief systems ensured diversity Sex-the Democratic Party’s values claim above all else,” she said.
Weekly newspaper The White House was contacted for more comment, but no response was received before the release.
