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HUD Official Demoted For Balking At Expenses For Carson's Office ($5000+ Chair)
Apparently the courtiers expect to sit on golden thrones just like their master Orangeanus Deploribus:
In the Trump administration, refusing to break the law can have a serious negative impact on your career, according to a complaint from one official.
Helen Foster, who was a chief administrative officer in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, claims she was demoted and replaced with an appointee of President Donald Trump after she would not exceed the legal price limit for redecorating HUD Secretary Ben Carson's office.
Foster was told that "$5,000 will not even buy a decent chair" after telling her superiors that the amount constituted the statutory limit for improvements to Carson's suite...
Remember, he only hires the best people!
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