The White House on Wednesday asked all 18 of former Pres. Trump’s appointees to the boards of the nation's military academies to resign by Wednesday evening or be dismissed.
The White House on Wednesday asked all 18 of former President Donald Trump’s appointees to the boards of the nation's military academies, including former adviser Kellyanne Conway, press secretary Sean Spicer and national security adviser H.R. McMaster, to resign by Wednesday evening or be dismissed.
The boards of visitors are like boards of trustees who oversee affairs at a university; the president can appoint six people to each, while Congress appoints the rest. Spicer, appointed to the Naval Academy as well, tweeted his letter, too, suggesting Biden should focus on Afghanistan.White House Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway pauses between takes while pre-recording her address to the Republican National Convention from inside an empty Mellon Auditorium on Aug. 26, 2020, in Washington.
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