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Lame Duck: Trump Fired Leaders of Nuclear Weapons, Energy Regulation, and Overseas Aid
Following a historic Presidental election in which President-elect Biden crushed Trump, Smart Dissent took three weeks off from new posts after not taking a week off since February 2017. We're back with new additions to our database because Trump and Republicans continue to undermine our nation on their way out. We hope to not need to add nearly as much as we get into 2021 but will post as needed.
With that in mind, let's look back to 11/6/20:
The Trump administration abruptly dumped the leaders of three agencies that oversee the nuclear weapons stockpile, electricity and natural gas regulation, and overseas aid during the past two days....
The firings were overshadowed by the prolonged drama of the presidential election. The White House declined comment on the firings....
Hopefully these are individuals who will be reinstalled to their positions in late January 2021 as they are leaders in vital departments as described below.
The sudden departures included:
- Lisa Gordon-Hagerty, administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration, the first woman to oversee the agency in charge of the nuclear stockpile. She was required to resign on Friday.
- Bonnie Glick, deputy administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development. She was replaced by acting Administrator John Barsa, who had run out of time for his more senior role under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act.
- Neil Chatterjee, chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and a former aide to McConnell. He was replaced as chairman, though he will remain at FERC....