Former White House adviser Kellyanne Conway has slammed President Joe Biden's move ordering her and 17 other Trump appointees to step down from non-partisan military boards as 'low class'.
'I'm not sure that's legal but it certainly is low-class,' Conway told Fox News' Sean Hannity Thursday of Biden's move to oust her and 17 others from military boards.
'Let me explain what these positions are. We are volunteers, we are appointed for three years by a president, in this case, President Trump.'
On Wednesday, Biden demanded 18 Trump appointees step down or be fired from non-partisan military boards, despite the fact that the posts have three-year terms.
Conway is among 17 other people appointed to military academy advisory boards by Donald Trump, including retired U.S. Navy Reserve Commander and former Trump press secretary Sean Spicer.
Both have refused to resign after the Biden Administration told them to quit or they'd be fired.
Former White House adviser Kellyanne Conway has slammed President Joe Biden's move ordering her and 17 other Trump appointees to step down from non-partisan military boards as 'low class'
'President Biden, I'm not resigning, but you should, Conway wrote in a tweet directed at the president
" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0"
Trump had appointed Conway for a three-year term for the US Air Force Academy in December 2020 just before he left office.
Conway added she was asked by Trump what board position she preferred, telling the Fox News host that she requested a military service academy.
'I had veterans in my policy portfolio all four years and I met so many people along the way and was so impressed with so many of the policies,' she said.
'Working for a president that had four consecutive budgets wherein we invested over $700 billion each time… equipping them with what they needed, and generously resourcing them in addition to everything he did for veterans.'
Meanwhile, Spicer is also among those to be axed, as he decried the other 17 terminations on his Newsmax show Wednesday.
Spicer hit out as fellow appointee Conway wrote in a tweet that Biden should resign instead, and a third board member Russ Vought - former director of the Office of Management and Budget - asserted that he would carry out his own three-year term.
Speaking on his Newsmax show Wednesday night, Spicer said: 'I'm announcing for tonight for the first time that I will not be submitting my resignation and I will be joining a lawsuit to fight this.'
On Wednesday, Biden demanded 18 Trump appointees step down or be fired from non-partisan military boards, despite the fact that the posts have three-year terms
The three were among the 18 that President Biden told to either resign or be fired at 6pm, provoking accusations that his administration was politicizing what should be non-partisan advisory groups.
Six of the appointees asked to resign serve with the Air Force Academy, six serve with the Military Academy and six serve with the Naval Academy.
Other members include, H.R. McMaster, Heidi Stirrup, Michael Wynne, Jack Keane, Douglas Macgregor, Guy Swan III, Meaghan Mobbs, David Urban, Jonathan Hiler, John Coale, Anthony Parker and Joseph Walsh.
The remaining three have not yet been publicly named. Asked by Politico if he was among those asked to resign, Sebastian Gorka, who Trump named to the National Security Education Board, responded in a text by saying, 'Hey CuckBoy go lick some Democrat's boots.'
The boards include presidential appointees and members of Congress who are tasked with advising on everything from morale and discipline to the curriculum.
Speaking on NewsMax, Spicer claimed on his show that the removal of the Trump appointees is because 'maybe they want to inject liberal ideology like critical race theory into the curriculum, and they want to ensure there's no pushback.'
He also said, 'Remember back during the inauguration when President Biden said I'm going to be the president for all people, trump voters, everyone else? Yeah. Where'd that go? Pretty out the window pretty much, huh? At a time when the administration's dealing with you know COVID, Afghanistan the effects of hurricane Ida. What are their priorities? apparently they're prioritizing flying to California to campaign for Governor Newsom and firing veterans from service academies.'
Speaking on NewsMax, Spicer claimed on his show that the removal of the Trump appointees is because 'maybe they want to inject liberal ideology like critical race theory into the curriculum, and they want to ensure there's no pushback
He continued, 'To put this in context. The Biden administration came into office and immediately ordered a stand down and a review for all of the military academies for some unknown still unknown reason. For almost a year we've been unable to meet, and then we get this email today. You have to ask why why would
