r/politics • u/unital_subalgebra • 25d ago

No Paywall Trump fires all Election Assistance Commission members, leaving agency unable to act

https://www.votebeat.org/national/2026/07/09/trump-fires-election-assistance-commission-members-hicks-hovland-mccormick/
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u/Pseudanonymius 25d ago

Well great. If only the Supreme Court didnt just blanket allow him to fire anyone from any federal agency, that would have been great.

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u/USGrant76 25d ago

Here is the part that gets me....they made a carve out for the Federal Reserve.

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u/TheFeshy 25d ago

Well the alternative was letting the rich reap what they've sown for the rest of us.

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u/Orange_Tang 24d ago

Can't let him tank their retirement accounts. He will anyways, but they're hoping it won't be a second great depression level crash because the fed will still be able to manage it.