The former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testified Friday about President Donald Trump firing her amid an alleged "Smear campaign," but firing ambassadors appointed by former presidents is commonplace.
Former President Barack Obama fired all ambassadors appointed by former President George W. Bush in 2008, The Washington Post previously reported.
She said State Department leaders did not support her after being recalled in May. "Political ambassadors sometimes are permitted to stay on briefly during a new administration, but the sweeping nature of the directive suggests that Obama has little interest in retaining any of Bush's ambassadorial appointees," WaPo's 2008 article about Obama's decision to fire all political ambassadors reads.
Yovanovitch was appointed by Obama in 2016, and newly elected presidents typically re-vamp the positions with their own choices once taking office.
A 2017 Snopes fact-check also noted that Trump firing appointed ambassadors was not an unprecedented move.
"The resignation and replacement of ambassadors at the end of an administration is routine," the fact check reads, adding that some presidents have fired everyone at once while others decide on a case-by-case basis.
Democrats said during Friday's public testimony that they were angry at Yovanovitch's sudden dismissal, despite Obama doing the same thing when he became president in 2008.
https://dailycaller.com/2019/11/15/flashback-obama-fires-bush-ambassadors/
Former President Barack Obama fired all ambassadors appointed by former President George W. Bush in 2008, The Washington Post previously reported.
She said State Department leaders did not support her after being recalled in May. "Political ambassadors sometimes are permitted to stay on briefly during a new administration, but the sweeping nature of the directive suggests that Obama has little interest in retaining any of Bush's ambassadorial appointees," WaPo's 2008 article about Obama's decision to fire all political ambassadors reads.
Yovanovitch was appointed by Obama in 2016, and newly elected presidents typically re-vamp the positions with their own choices once taking office.
A 2017 Snopes fact-check also noted that Trump firing appointed ambassadors was not an unprecedented move.
"The resignation and replacement of ambassadors at the end of an administration is routine," the fact check reads, adding that some presidents have fired everyone at once while others decide on a case-by-case basis.
Democrats said during Friday's public testimony that they were angry at Yovanovitch's sudden dismissal, despite Obama doing the same thing when he became president in 2008.
https://dailycaller.com/2019/11/15/flashback-obama-fires-bush-ambassadors/
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