Posted on 01/06/2017 8:43:23 PM PST by Rusty0604
President-elect Donald Trump ordered every Obama-appointed diplomat home in the days which will immediately following his inauguration, according to a Thursday report from The New York Times.
The Department of State sent a cable to all diplomats nationwide advising them of the break from tradition Dec. 23. Past administrations allowed diplomats an extension until a replacement could be found and moved to each post, according to the report.
Trump made it clear he doesnt want any political appointee of the outgoing president to serve during his administration, a decision Trump staffers insist is not ill will. The new administration just wants to make sure that appointments made as a result of political donations end on schedule.
When you have people out there whose only reason for being an ambassador is their political connection to the outgoing president of the different party, its pretty logical to say they should leave, former ambassador to Algeria, Bahrain, and Afghanistan Ronald Newmann told the Times.
But I dont recollect there was ever a guillotine in January where it was just, Everybody out of the pool immediately.'
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Caroline Kennedy’s gravy train has left the station.
Caroline Kennedy’s gravy train has left the station.
Good. Avoid sabotage.
I wonder if any will “refuse.”
I won’t be surprised if some do.
Some of Erdogan’s diplomats are refusing to go home to Turkey, and are now “stateless persons.”
If they refuse to come home then that’s fewer idiots we have to deal with.
Funny and refreshing they pointed out the truth that Obama’s diplomatic appointees were based solely on political donations.
> appointments made as a result of political donations end on schedule.
Ha! What a dig!
You can say that again. Wait! You just did!
I swear I can feel all this tension planet-wide, almost Jungian...
MOAR!
Love it!
Ok MOAR =?
It’s not ill will, it is just good business.
Uh, dumbass, that's what you do when swamp draining. All fired. Too bad.
Draining the swamp begins on day 1. Hehehehe
More importantly, I want Trump to fire ALL federal attorneys and replace any federal judges he can. That, would make a huge difference.
Hell yes, and fire everyone in DHS, CIA, FBI and half a dozen other “intelligence” agencies.
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