WestVirginiaRebel Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Daily Caller: New Jersey Governor Chris Christie told a group of senior Republicans that presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump will lobby Congress for the authority to fire hundreds of government officials appointed by President Obama should he win the November election. Christie, who directs the Trump transition effort, made the comments during a closed-door powwow with donors and party leaders at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, according to audio first obtained by Reuters. The Trump campaign fears that the president will reinstall political appointees as civil servants before leaving office, making them much more difficult for successive presidents to dismiss. Political appointees generally have strong ideological fidelity to the party to which they belong, while career civil servants are expected to operate in a non-partisan way. Ensconcing committed liberals across the federal bureaucracy would hinder a Republican president’s policy agenda. ________ "You're all fired!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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