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Biden fires Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul By Sara Cook July 9, 2021 / 8:48 PM / CBS News President Biden fired Trump-era Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul Friday morning, for undermining and politicizing Social Security benefits, according to a White House official. The president asked for Saul s and Deputy Commissioner David Black s resignation, the official said. Black agreed to resign, but Saul refused, so he was notified that his employment was terminated. The Biden administration deemed Saul s actions as commissioner as contrary to the Social Security Administration s mission and to Mr. Biden s agenda. Among other issues, the White House complained that Saul ended the SSA s telework policy, which was used by a quarter of its workers. ....