Headline Roundup June 14, 2019
Trump Says He Will Not Fire Kellyanne Conway For Hatch Act Violations
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President Donald Trump on Friday said he would not fire White House adviser Kellyanne Conway, even though a government watchdog found she had violated U.S. law by making political statements in her official role and called for her ouster.
Trump, in an interview with Fox News, defended Conway, saying it was a free speech issue.
βSheβs got to have the right of responding to questions. It really sounds to me like a free speech thing. It doesnβt sound fair,β the Republican president said.
On Thursday, the Office of Special Counsel...
President Trump, in an exclusive interview Friday morning with βFox & Friends,β said he will not fire adviser Kellyanne Conway in the wake of a government watchdogβs recommendation that she be removed over violations of the Hatch Act.
βIβm not gonna fire her. I think sheβs a terrific person. Sheβs a tremendous spokesperson,β Trump said.
The Hatch Act limits certain political activities of federal employees. In an explosive report released a day earlier, the Office of Special Counsel (which is separate from the office with a similar name previously run...
President Donald Trump said Friday that he would not fire his adviser Kellyanne Conway, despite the US Office of Special Counsel's recommendation that she be removed from federal service for several violations of the Hatch Act.
"No, I'm not going to fire her. I think she's a terrific person," Trump told Fox News' "Fox and Friends."
"I got briefed on it yesterday and it looks to me like they're trying to take away their right of free speech. And that's just not fair," Trump added. "She's got to have the...
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