On Wednesday, the White House told 18 officials who had been appointed by former President Donald Trump to serve on the boards of U.S. military service academies to resign or be dismissed. Those included former advisor Kellyanne Conway, press secretary Sean Spicer and national security adviser H.R. McMaster. Each was told to resign by 6pm or they'd be dismissed.
While it isn't normal for appointees to be fired, the issue in this case is that Trump had filled some of the positions at West Point, the Naval Academy and the Air Force Academy in the final months of his presidency. Each comes with a three-year term and it appeared that President Joe Biden sought to cut those terms short.
Not Fading Away By Any Means
Instead of taking a cue from the late Gen. Douglas McArthur to "fade away" and perhaps go quietly, a few of the Trump Administration appointees created a minor firestorm on social media by posting their responses – stating they'd have to be fired, and certainly wouldn't resign
Kellyanne Conway (@KellyannePolls) tweeted out a copy of the letter she sent to President Joe Biden on Wednesday. In her tweet she added, "President Biden, I'm not resigning but you should."
It didn't take long for responses to pour in, calling out former President Donald Trump's advisor, who had been named to the Board of Visitors to the United States Air Force Academy. Among those to respond was Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), who called out Ms. Conway directly.
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