Drudge Retort: The Other Side of the News
Wednesday, June 03, 2026

"The President relies on subordinates in the executive branch to help him faithfully execute the laws and advance the priorities for which he was elected by the American people. Officials in confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, and policy-advocating roles (policy-influencing positions) play particularly important roles in helping him fulfill this constitutional duty. Therefore, ensuring that such employees can be removed for misconduct or poor performance is essential to protecting democratic self-government by an elected President."

Donald Trump's official portrait for proposed $250 bill
BLUF: This means POTUS can fire Executive Branch employees at will without giving them reason or notice. One blogger estimates this affects approximately 8,000 senior federal civil servants.

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#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-06-03 11:55 PM | Reply

#1 C0RI0LANUS seems to love him/her some ...

...candidates (Republicans, of course) who protect the rich and powerful (men,, of course) who put their dicks inside children. #GOP2026

#2 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-06-03 11:59 PM | Reply

Lewzer quotes:

"Why Is @BarackObama constantly issuing executive orders that are major power grabs of authority?"

"The country wasn't based on executive orders,"

"Right now, Obama goes around signing executive orders. He can't even get along with the Democrats, and he goes around signing all these executive orders. It's a basic disaster. You can't do it."

For those keeping score, Lewzer has now signed 482. That's 44 more than Obama and Biden combined.

#3 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-06-04 12:01 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

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