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First day in office (Original Post) BGBD Nov 2020 OP
Fire Bill Barr 33taw Nov 2020 #1
All Cabinet members are automatically fired Dem4Life1102 Nov 2020 #5
It isn't exactly automatic. All cabinet members are expected to tender their resignation. tritsofme Nov 2020 #10
They only continue on if the incoming President Dem4Life1102 Nov 2020 #11
That's what I said... tritsofme Nov 2020 #12
True Dem4Life1102 Nov 2020 #13
Presidential Crimes Commission Joinfortmill Nov 2020 #2
Start finding the parents of the kids in the cages and reunite them. Squinch Nov 2020 #3
This. Sogo Nov 2020 #7
Reverse all EO's! SheltieLover Nov 2020 #4
DACA and TPS grantcart Nov 2020 #6
Send out a hell of a lot of pink slips Chainfire Nov 2020 #8
Resign all of Obamas Executive Orders and turn Trumps portrait into a dart board. Catcar Nov 2020 #9

tritsofme

(17,419 posts)
10. It isn't exactly automatic. All cabinet members are expected to tender their resignation.
Sat Nov 7, 2020, 04:50 PM
Nov 2020

But would otherwise continue on, unless they were explicitly fired. Like Obama’s first defense secretary, Robert Gates, continued from the Bush administration.

 

Dem4Life1102

(3,974 posts)
11. They only continue on if the incoming President
Sat Nov 7, 2020, 04:55 PM
Nov 2020

asks them to. It’s not like Gates refused to leave and Obama couldn’t or wouldn’t fire him.

tritsofme

(17,419 posts)
12. That's what I said...
Sat Nov 7, 2020, 04:58 PM
Nov 2020

But there is no “automatic firing” they voluntarily tender their resignations.

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