President Trump has fired David Huitema, the director of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE), an office created to prevent conflicts of interest in government. This move raises concerns about Trump's commitment to ethical governance and his administration's potential susceptibility to influence from special interests.
The Office of Government Ethics was created by the Ethics in Government Act in the wake of the Watergate scandal to ensure an independent arbiter to promote ethics compliance and prevent conflicts of interest from undermining government efficiency and public trust. Earlier this week, President Donald Trump took another step toward rejecting those ideals when he fired David Huitema, the OGE’s director.
Trump’s tenure in government has been defined by his serving himself and his cronies, often to the detriment of the American people.
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