The firing of Andrew Saul follows a tension-filled two-year tenure as congressional Democrats pushed for the president to oust the social security commissioner, who was known for his staunch anti-union stance
President Joe Biden on Friday fired Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul, a Trump administration appointee, after he refused to resign from the post.
Biden named Kilolo Kijakazi, the current deputy commissioner for retirement and disability policy, to serve as acting commissioner until the president's permanent nominee is selected. Saul's deputy, David Black, another Trump appointee, resigned Friday upon request. The White House on Friday cited the recent SCOTUS ruling, saying it gives the president the authority to remove officials like Saul, whose six-year term was set to end in January 2025.
"Because the President possessed the statutory authority to terminate Severino’s service, and no constitutional bar precluded his exercise of that authority, the amended complaint fails to state a claim for which relief can be granted," reads the document, in which administration attorneys have moved to dismiss the case.“Commissioner Saul and Deputy Commissioner Black were both confirmed by a wide, bipartisan margin in 2019.
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