President Trump fired 17 Inspectors General in a Friday night purge to punctuate the end of his first week in office.
And what a week it was! President Trump is accused of accomplishing more good for the country in his first five days than Joe Biden and his handlers did in four years.
Real Clear Politics reporter Susan Crabtree explained that many of these IGs, who are in a position to identify and clean up waste and abuse, have long histories of whitewashing reports and playing politics.
President Trump kept current Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph V. Cuffari Jr., who is conducting multiple investigations into the Secret Service failures that led to two assassination attempts on President Trump’s life.
Trump also kept IG Michael Horowitz, who has a record of whitewashing reports and excusing criminal acts by far-left officials.
According to Reuters, the IGs at agencies, including the departments of state, defense, and transportation, were notified by emails from the White House personnel director that they had been terminated immediately, the source said on condition of anonymity.
Former Trump lawyer Sidney Powell, an ally of the president, defended the decision on X, saying “existing IGs are virtually worthless.”
“They may bring a few minor things to light but accomplish next to nothing,” she wrote. “The whole system needs to be revamped! They are toothless and protect the institution instead of the citizens.”
Many politically appointed leaders of agencies and departments come and go with each administration, but an inspector general can serve under multiple presidents.
Trump fired the officials after he left California.
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