President Biden
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The White House told Gustafson she was fired on Friday at 5 p.m. after refusing to resign voluntarily.
In a letter to the White House published by the Center for Ethics and Public Policy, a conservative think tank, Gustafson stated that he “respectfully” rejected the White House’s resignation request and that he wanted to fulfill the rest of his tenure. four years, which was expected to expire in 2023.
Gautam Raghavan, deputy director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office, responded in an email dismissing her as of Friday evening.
Neither the White House nor the EEOC responded immediately to requests for comments from The Hill.
Republicans quickly came out swinging against the shot. Andrea Lucas, a Republican-appointed commissioner at the EEOC, described the shooting as a violation of calls for Biden unity.
“I find that the White House’s action against our independent agency today has been deeply worrying, a break with the long-established rules respected by the presidents of both parties, an injection of partisanship where he had been absent and … “unity” actually means for this president and his administration, “he tweeted.
… evidencing what “unity” means to this president and his administration. In his inaugural address, the President said, “The right to dissent peacefully, within the railings of our Republic, is perhaps the greatest strength of our nation.”
– Andrea R. Lucas (@andrealucasEEOC) March 5, 2021
“It simply came to our notice then. President Biden is calling for an end to the “partisan war,” only to turn it around and demand Senate-confirmed officials to resign in order to make room for his left-wing friends, ”the representative said. Virginia Foxx
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“President Biden should take note of General Councilor Gustafson, who remained committed and refused to fall under partisan pressure. This unprecedented dismissal of an honorable public official came just hours later. being asked to resign is unjustified and should be revoked immediately. “Foxx said.
Gustafson was first appointed to her role in 2018. At the time, she was examined for observations on protections for LGBT workers.
Gustafson wrote in his letter to the White House that he was unaware of previous EEOC general counsel who had been fired at the start of a new administration, although Biden has worked quickly to install his own appointees throughout the federal government.