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Orrex

(63,317 posts) Mon Jul 31, 2017, 01:53 PM Jul 2017

Was Preibus fired, or did he resign?

I thought that Trump gave him the boot, but this morning NPR said he'd resigned.

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Was Preibus fired, or did he resign? (Original Post) Orrex Jul 2017 OP

priebus claims he resigned the day before it was announced. unblock Jul 2017 #1

It's popularly referred to as "You can't fire me - I quit!" COLGATE4 Jul 2017 #3

And you can't quit, you're fired!! politicat Jul 2017 #9

He was shown the door to resign. ksoze Jul 2017 #2

I think Priebus was constructively fired meow2u3 Jul 2017 #4

Yes, both. One way to fire someone is to demand that they resign, or to indicate without coming tblue37 Jul 2017 #5

He was fired jberryhill Jul 2017 #6

That's kind of how I interpreted it... Orrex Jul 2017 #8

I think he resigned, but Trump loses power, so he created the fascade of firing him to regain it. TheBlackAdder Jul 2017 #7

Many highly placed positions in industry or government lapfog_1 Jul 2017 #10

From the news reports marylandblue Jul 2017 #11

With Robert Mueller's dropping the Hammer on the RNC Wellstone ruled Jul 2017 #12

More importantly, without his flop sweat leaving his body whenever someone asks him a question, FSogol Jul 2017 #13

unblock

(52,568 posts)

1. priebus claims he resigned the day before it was announced.

Reply to Orrex (Original post)

Mon Jul 31, 2017, 01:54 PM

Jul 2017

COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)

3. It's popularly referred to as "You can't fire me - I quit!"

Reply to unblock (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 31, 2017, 01:55 PM

Jul 2017

politicat

(9,808 posts)

9. And you can't quit, you're fired!!

Reply to COLGATE4 (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 31, 2017, 02:04 PM

Jul 2017

I'd say it was mutual, but that implies agreement. Mutual hate, I'm sure.

ksoze

(2,068 posts)

2. He was shown the door to resign.

Reply to Orrex (Original post)

Mon Jul 31, 2017, 01:55 PM

Jul 2017

meow2u3

(24,782 posts)

4. I think Priebus was constructively fired

Reply to Orrex (Original post)

Mon Jul 31, 2017, 01:55 PM

Jul 2017

Tramp abused him until he was forced to resign. IANAL, but this is a constructive termination AFAIK.

tblue37

(65,590 posts)

5. Yes, both. One way to fire someone is to demand that they resign, or to indicate without coming

Reply to Orrex (Original post)

Mon Jul 31, 2017, 01:56 PM

Jul 2017

right out and saying it that they really need to submit that resignation letter if they don't want the embarrassment of being openly fired.

Usually in politics they let the person submit the resignation and thus claim to have their own reasons for leaving the job, so they will not be humiliated, since humiliating someone you might need on your side later is not a good way to succeed in politics.

But Trump simply cannot refrain from humiliating people. He is all about chimpanzee dominance displays.

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

6. He was fired

Reply to Orrex (Original post)

Mon Jul 31, 2017, 02:01 PM

Jul 2017

It is not unusual to demand a resignation.

Orrex

(63,317 posts)

8. That's kind of how I interpreted it...

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #6)

Mon Jul 31, 2017, 02:02 PM

Jul 2017

but I wasn't sure that I was reading it correctly.

Thanks!

TheBlackAdder

(28,277 posts)

7. I think he resigned, but Trump loses power, so he created the fascade of firing him to regain it.

Reply to Orrex (Original post)

Mon Jul 31, 2017, 02:02 PM

Jul 2017

lapfog_1

(29,251 posts)

10. Many highly placed positions in industry or government

Reply to Orrex (Original post)

Mon Jul 31, 2017, 02:09 PM

Jul 2017

the PTB (powers that be) allow one to resign rather than be fired.

I was "terminated" from one job in my career as a high tech executive but I tendered my resignation. Looks better on the resume and "saves face" for all concerned.

In this case, because it is all out in the open, it is clear that he was "fired" but allowed to resign.

marylandblue

(12,344 posts)

11. From the news reports

Reply to Orrex (Original post)

Mon Jul 31, 2017, 02:13 PM

Jul 2017

He was escorted off Trump's plane and sent away in his own SUV. That sounds like a firing to me, and I am little surprised we didn't find his dead body in the Potomac.

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

12. With Robert Mueller's dropping the Hammer on the RNC

Reply to Orrex (Original post)

Mon Jul 31, 2017, 02:25 PM

Jul 2017

demanding capture of all 2016 files,tapes,tweets,and e-mails. Did anyone thing Rinse Penus was going to stay in the White House? This is the take down of the Republican Party in real time.

FSogol

(45,604 posts)

13. More importantly, without his flop sweat leaving his body whenever someone asks him a question,

Reply to Orrex (Original post)

Mon Jul 31, 2017, 02:31 PM

Jul 2017

where is all that water going to go?

Enquiring minds want to know!

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