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Steve Bannon: “The President of the United States as chief executive has…”

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They're also going to put usaid propose to put USAID under the State Department, but they're going to zero these out. Statutorily go back to the unitary theory of the executive. The President of the United States as chief executive has the ability to make personnel decisions and to fire anybody. To fire people. You don't have permanentyou don't have permanent employment in the federal government. And no U.S. citizen will back that up. Right. (36:40–36:48)

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Asserts that the President has the authority to make personnel decisions and fire federal employees.

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