Another federal official is refusing to step aside after the White House tried to fire him: Robert E. Primus, a board member of the federal agency responsible for approving railroad mergers. “It’s illegal," he said of the move. "The president cannot remove me arbitrarily."
Good for him
If this POS is still alive in 2026 his staff will be all eunuchs.
YEAH, WELL, WE ALL KNOW WHAT THE "CAUSE" IS. NOBODY IS FOOLED WHATSOEVER. #BOYCOTTNYT
Mad Lord Trump spots another person who needs replaced by a mediocre white man
All these people he is trying to fire have something in common.
Stay strong
Your headline is misleading. Trump has attempted to fire Primus, but it's still an open question whether the firing is legal.
The last four firings all have something in common…
Now, there's a co-incidence. He's the same colour as the Fed Reserve lady!!
Good for him. More employees need to do this.
Wow, I'm starting to think @nytimes.com shouldn't have worked so hard to put a corrupt white supremacist in power. Twice.
I hope this is the domino effect and all the people being fired for pure retribution will be represented by a law firm and take a class action lawsuit against this felon. Waiting for that day
Anyone notice a common trait with all these firings? They all have excellent tans.
No, he also tried to fire Powell and the CDC director and the BLS director among others.
So his motivations aren’t entirely racist… just mostly/usually. My mistake.
I'm not saying he's not racist, but you're just wrong here and it shows ignorance. Probably 40% or so (wild guess) of Biden's nominees were people of color, so a lot of Trumps firings will be people of color. But he's going after anyone that's in his way. FEC, FCC, Fed, etc.
Perfect example: you can yell that him revoking Kamala's SS detail is racist but that shows complete ignorance of the facts that he does this to a lot/all of political enemies. It loses the value in understanding and talking about racism when you yell it for everything.
Good heavens. Lighten up keyboard warrior. 🤦🏾
That … that excuse/analysis doesn’t work the way you think it works
Quite so.
Hmmm.. what’s the common denominator here
I can't qWhite put my finger on it
Another POC arbitrarily personally fired by Trump this week. Imagine that!
Thank you, Mr. Primus and all of those who are fighting back to save our Democracy and Constitution. America is not and will not be a fascist country run by a dictator. Trump, Stephen Miller, JD Vance, Congressional Republicans and others supporting this blatant TREASON need to be held accountable.
Trump must get his jollies by firing people he thinks aren’t following his insane mindset. He should be fired!
I hope that government officials stay. Do their jobs. Refuse stupid orders. Make them pay for every inch. Don't open a position for another Maga. Make them fire you. It will be a badge of honour. Sue them into the next emanation. I know it's a big ask...
Why does the NYT not note the race of all these folks? Trump is purging people of color and women. THAT is his “agenda” that Leavitt refers to.
Lisa Cook and Robert Primus are my 2 newest heroes! Good for them!!!!
Notice that he is black and not white.
No kings but this guy.
Wow. I wonder why he was fired.
Clearly there is a common thread. Sadly a surprise to me, I believe Obama was just too much for the percentage of white Americans who support this regime. While alarmingly large, I don’t believe most white Americans are in that category. If they would just get their heads out of their a— and vote!
Our racist President needs some serious karma.
serious jail time, more like
Trump wants to be the sole ruler over everything … just like he was when he bankrupted his casinos.
Sincere thanks for using “tried to fire” instead of “fired” here. Often headlines on these things assume whatever Trump action is being discussed is permissible/ a fait accompli, but those very assumptions help bolster the perception that he can do anything he likes
Oops you either changed the headline or i was wrong. Dammit
Thanks rescinded
I'd never heard of Mr. Primus, a clearly competent and expert administrator, and was initially baffled to hear about his firing. It has little apparent logic. Then I saw his picture.
It’s a federal official, Robert E. Primus, defying the White House’s attempt to oust him from a railroad merger oversight board. He argues the firing is illegal, claiming the president lacks the authority to remove him without cause.
So are all of you the people saying we were over reacting to those of us calling Trump a NAZI in 2016 and 2020 ?
Three senior CDC leaders who resigned told The Post they were asked to participate in an unscientific vaccine recommendation process that they believe could harm the health of Americans. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
I can't put my finger on it but all these folks being fired have something in common. I just can seem to see it. Could it be their hair? No, no I'm just not sure. Anyone?
I’m sure it’s just a coincidence 🙄
