In the weeks since the Senate voted not to remove Donald Trump from office, it is safe to say that he has been feeling less constrained about how he runs the executive branch. Two days after the Senate vote Trump dispatched Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman from the NSC and Gordon Sondland from his ambassadorship to the European Union. On Feb. 20, undersecretary of defense for policy John Rood — who made news during the impeachment inquiry because he had certified that Ukraine had made progress on anti-corruption — also left, making it clear that it was at Trump’s request.
Washington Post: The Trump administration’s beclowning of the executive branch continues apace
US President Donald Trump speaks with Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a meeting at Winfield House, London on Dec. 3, 2019.
