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Biden fires Social Security Administration leader after he refuses to resign
New York businessman Andrew Saul (right) is welcomed by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, a Utah Republican, before Saul s confirmation hearing to be commissioner of the Social Security Administration in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill Oct. 2, 2018, in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Jul 9, 2021 / 11:27 PM EST
(CNN) President Joe Biden on Friday fired Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul after he refused to submit his resignation as the president had requested, a White House official said.
Biden had asked for the top two officials at the Social Security Administration to submit their resignations, the White House official told CNN, but only Saul refused. Deputy Commissioner David Black agreed to submit his resignation, the official said, and it was acce
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The head of the Social Security Administration, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump, was forcibly removed by President Joe Biden on Friday after failing to resign at the White House s request.
White House officials said the forced resignation was due to Andrew Saul, the Social Security commissioner, having a long history of undermining and politicizing the agency s benefits. Another Trump-appointee in the agency, David Black, who is Saul s deputy, chose to resign on Friday.
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Biden fires head of Social Security Administration, a Trump holdover
In this Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, file photo, the Senate Finance Committee holds a hearing on the nomination of Andrew Saul to be commissioner of the Social Security Administration, on Capitol Hill in Washington. On Friday, July 9, 2021, President Joe Biden fired Saul after Saul refused to resign, and accepted the deputy commissioner s resignation, the White House said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Biden fires head of Social Security Administration Saturday, 10 July 2021 1:41 AM
[ Last Update: Saturday, 10 July 2021 1:41 AM ] Andrew Saul listens during his confirmation hearing to be commissioner of the Social Security Administration, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. (Photo by AP)
US President Joe Biden has fired Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul, a Trump administration appointee, after he refused a Biden request to resign from his position.
A White House official confirmed on Friday evening that Saul’s employment at the Social Security Administration (SSA) was terminated, adding that he had undermined and politicized Social Security disability benefits.
“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