Posted on 09/28/2017 12:53:46 PM PDT by Twotone
In the private sector and during his short time as president, Donald J. Trump has never been shy about firing subordinates. Yet some powerful Obama holdovers seem to have a puzzling staying power.
The recent decision of the Justice Department not to prosecute Lois Lerner for her alleged role in the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of conservative non-profits brought criticism and also highlighted the fact that Obama’s appointee John Koskinen is still at the IRS’s helm.
Even more frustrating is that Trump has yet to fire Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director Richard Cordray, despite Cordray’s actions that go directly against Trump’s deregulatory agenda and despite calls for his removal from both Trump’s supporters and critics within the GOP.
A few months ago, former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, told Meet the Press host Chuck Todd that firing Cordray was a necessary step in “making sure the president’s agenda moves.”
Lewandowski joined two of Trump’s biggest Republican critics in advocating that the president fire this Obama holdover. Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE), who has warned Trump against firing Attorney General Jefferson Sessions, tweeted in January that “it’s time to fire ‘King Richard.’” Around the same time, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), who opposed Trump’s presidential nomination all the way up to the Republican convention, stated: “Considering the damage CFPB has done to credit unions and community banks, President Trump should act quickly to remove the director.”
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Fire the SOB
Fire the maggot.
To this day, I do not understand why Trump’s incoming team didn’t have every single holdover position marked for replacement the second he recited the Oath of Office. Those holdovers, from the FBI director down to the janitor, should’ve been given their walking papers without delay.
My guess is; Kushner.
This is all so disappointing ...
It can’t end well.
Not prosecuting Lois Lerner was not from Trump but from I-recuse-myself let-me-resume-my-nap Sessions.
better yet, shut down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Dos Trump think the democrats will like him if he keeps the democrats around?
Hail yeah. What does it do anyway?
Road block progress & suck down money?
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