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Andrew Saul, Jewish Social Security boss installed by Trump and fired by Biden, vows to stay in the post
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LOOSE ENDS-President Biden on Friday fired Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump, after Saul refused a request to resign.
Saul s deputy, David Black, who was also appointed by former president Donald Trump, resigned Friday upon request.
Saul, 74, a wealthy businessman who owned the now-bankrupt women’s apparel company Caché, is a major Republican donor and Trump supporter.
House Democrats and progressive
activists have been calling on President Biden to fire Saul for months, accusing Saul of slow-walking the Biden administration s effort to distribute direct coronavirus relief payments to tens of millions of seniors and people with disabilities.
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President Joe Biden on Friday fired Social Security Administration Commissioner Andrew Saul, a Trump appointee who had drawn criticism from Democrats and advocacy groups for seeking to restrict benefits and taking a staunch anti-union stance in dealing with the labor groups that represent the agency’s 60,000 employees.
Saul, whose six-year term was set to end in January 2025, was reportedly fired after refusing to a White House request to resign. Deputy Commissioner David Black, also appointed by President Trump, resigned Friday upon request. Kiloko Kijakazi, the Biden-appointed deputy commissioner for retirement and disability policy, will serve as acting head of the agency.
Biden Lurks Well Within His Powers To Fire Social Security Boss
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President Biden has fired the Social Security Commissioner, Andrew Saul, but the commissioner insists Mr. Biden doesnt have that power.
Saul said in an interview Friday afternoon that he would not leave his post, challenging the legality of the White House move to oust him, the Washington Post reported. As the head of an independent agency whose leadership does not normally change with a new administration, Sauls six-year term was supposed to last until January 2025, the Post said.
On the substance, Commissioner Saul appointed by President Trump after previous public service on the boards of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Federal Thrift Investment Board is a Republican and surely closer to my own views than anyone Mr. Biden might pick. This is especially so as Mr. Biden comes under pressure fro
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