Summary

Trump tried to fire Federal Election Commission (FEC) Chair Ellen Weintraub, but she is refusing to leave, arguing the move is legally invalid.

Weintraub, a Democrat and frequent Trump critic, has served since 2002 and can remain until a replacement is confirmed.

Six commissioners run the FEC, with no more than three from a single party allowed to serve at one time.

Democrats condemned the action, calling it an attack on the FEC, which is currently reviewing complaints against Trump.

The commission, often deadlocked, oversees federal election compliance.

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    Lol maybe all the people he’s trying to get rid of should do this, just say “no lol” and stay. Let’s see what happens then.

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      Yeah, that sort of thinking is how they do things to boot. You aren’t going to come out on top as long as you are trying to play ball with the guy that broke into your house

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    What if, and hear me out, everyone just ignores trump. He signs his little orders and the rest of the government says “lol that’s nice” and then continues functioning as usual. Isn’t that the point of having a deep state?

    Also those techbros can’t weigh more than 120 lbs. pick their bitch asses up and toss them out of the building through the nearest window.

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      That is literally what many of his advisors did the first term. He would order something absolutely batshit and they knew he has the memory of a goldfish so they would ignore it.

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    This is the type of gangster shit I like to see, versus the unpatriotic thugs that Musk’s mafia have roaming around.