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FLASHBACK: President Barack Obama Fired All George W. Bush-Appointed Ambassadors in 2008
breitbart.com ^ | Nov. 15, 2019 | CHARLIE SPIERING

Posted on 11/16/2019 8:14:51 AM PST by PROCON

Former United States ambassador Marie Yovanovitch testified Friday about her dismay upon being fired by President Donald Trump, but it’s actually quite common for presidents to do so after taking office.

The State Department issued a December 2008 notice to Bush-appointed ambassadors to submit their resignations, effective when President Barack Obama took office in 2009, according to the Washington Post.

A State Department official told Agence France Presse at the time that demanding all previously appointed ambassadors resign was routine.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ambassadors; bush43; obama
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To: PROCON

Fact is, Trump didnt fire enough of them, and took too long to do that.


21 posted on 11/16/2019 9:20:12 PM PST by mumblypeg
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