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Why this Trump appointee resigned over an executive order

Why this career civil servant resigned over a Trump executive order

Aired 10/28/2020

PBS News Hour

Why this Trump appointee resigned over an executive order

Clip: 10/28/2020 | 5m 30sVideo has Closed Captions

Why this career civil servant resigned over a Trump executive order

President Trump has promised to dismantle the federal government’s administrative state -- and made moves in that direction. Now, one of his political appointees has resigned in protest over an executive order that could strip protections from federal employees. Ron Sanders, who worked under presidents of both parties during decades as a civil servant, tells Amna Nawaz why he gave up his job.

Aired 10/28/2020

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