Biden FIRES -appointed head of Social Security Administration after ...

Biden FIRES -appointed head of Social Security Administration after ...
Biden FIRES Trump-appointed head of Social Security Administration after ...
Biden FIRES his head of Social Security Administration who served under Trump after Democrats criticized his handling of benefits during the pandemic Andrew Saul was appointed to a six-year term by President Biden in 2019 But he was accused of dragging his feet on delivery of COVID payments On Friday, President Biden fired him as commissioner of the Social Security Administration Saul told the Washington Post he planned to report for work on Monday Republicans accused the White House of politicizing the role 

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President Biden on Friday fired Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul, a Trump-era holdover who had been accused of mismanaging the delivery of COVID stimulus payments and union bashing.  

He was asked to resign his post but was fired when he refused, according to a White House official. 

Republicans immediately accused Biden of politicizing the role, as the White House leveled the same charge at Saul. 

'Since taking office, Commissioner Saul has undermined and politicized Social Security disability benefits, terminated the agency’s telework policy that was utilized by up to 25 percent of the agency’s workforce, not repaired S.S.A.’s relationships with relevant federal employee unions including in the context of COVID-19 workplace safety planning, reduced due process protections for benefits appeals hearings, and taken other actions that run contrary to the mission of the agency and the president’s

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