Geoff Bennett:
Another sweeping executive order will make it easier to fire federal employees considered disloyal to the administration, converting career federal workers into essentially political appointees the president could fire at will.
Mr. Trump already taking action that front, posting on his social media platform that he will be firing more than 1,000 political appointees across the government, as his new administration ousted U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan, the first woman in charge of a U.S. military branch, a top Trump DHS official accusing her of — quote — “leadership deficiencies for prioritizing diversity initiatives over border security.”
And President Trump continues to threaten tariffs against China, Canada and Mexico, saying he may even go beyond that.
