On Tuesday afternoon, President Biden announced four new appointees to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, replacing four commissioners appointed by former President Donald Trump.
The New York Times has reported that four of the seven members of the federal Commission of Fine Arts have been told to resign by the Biden, or face termination. All seven members of the commission were appointed by former President Donald J. Trump.
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The commission s chairman, Justin Shubow, architect Steven Spandle, artist Chas Fagan and landscape architect Perry Guillot - had been asked to resign. In the Commission s 110-year history, no commissioner has ever been removed by a president, let alone the commission s chairman, Shubow stated in an email. Any such removal would set a terrible precedent.
President Joe Biden replaced four Trump appointees, who were sent letters ordering them to resign, or “be terminated effective 6:00 pm tonight.” On Tuesday, the president announced the appointment of four new members to the Commission on Fine Arts, which oversees the design of federal buildings in D.C. According to the announcement, the new members […]