Posted on 01/30/2017 6:37:07 PM PST by springwater13
President Trump fired his acting attorney general on Monday after she defiantly refused to defend his immigration executive order, accusing the Democratic holdover of trying to obstruct his agenda for political reasons.
Taking action in an escalating crisis for his 10-day-old administration, Mr. Trump declared that Sally Q. Yates had “betrayed” the administration, the White House said in a statement.
The president appointed Dana J. Boente, United States attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, to serve as acting attorney general until Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama is confirmed.
Ms. Yates’s decision confronted the president with a stinging challenge to his authority and laid bare a deep divide at the Justice Department, within the diplomatic corps and elsewhere in the government over the wisdom of his order.
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White House lights are on at 5AM and still working at 9PM
Good move by our President.
The senate needs to stop dragging their feet. If Mitch can’t handle the job he needs to say so
“Ms. Yates’s decision confronted the president with a stinging challenge to his authority and laid bare a deep divide at the Justice Department, within the diplomatic corps and elsewhere in the government over the wisdom of his order.”
Just pull a Clinton and fire every attorney. No more divide.
OMG President Trump first firing. AWESOME!!!!! President Trump is not going to take any crap from anyone.
She didn’t get fired.
It was suicide by Trump!
Next?
Good start.
Fire another 20% of the federal “workers” and we are off and running.
“Taking action in an escalating crisis...”
crisis?
Only in their little demented leftists minds. Wonder how many lives Trump saved with that order.
The MSM decides to pull the trigger on a pre-planned hissy-fit and it’s a crisis for Trump? In what alternate universe?
Good move....YOU’RE FIRED.....you didn’t do your job.
Tucker reporting now.
It will be a badge of honor for her. Just glad she’s gone.
No press conference where Trump says “you’re fired”?
way to go Mr. President!!!!!!
If you can’t carry out presidential policy, expect to be shown the door.
President Trump made it clear he is the boss.
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