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Biden tells new White House hires that he will fire them “on the spot” if they disrespect colleagues or constituents
President Biden administered the oath of office to about 1,000 new nominees on Wednesday night, offering words of encouragement, a stern warning and, most of all, a mission statement about how he views government service. “You are engaged and you” are working with the most decent government in the world and we have to restore the soul of this country – and I count on all of you to be a part of that, “Biden told the new White House signings.” The only thing that I hope with absolute certainty is honesty and decency in the way you treat each other, in the way you treat the people you deal with. And I mean it sincerely. Remember, people don’t work for us, we work for the people. I work for the people. They pay my salary. They pay your salary. They put their faith in you. I put my faith in you. “” History will measure us, and our fellow citizens will measure us, by how decent, honorable and intelligent we have been in terms of looking after their interests, “said Biden.” I am not kidding when I say this: if you work with me and hear that you treated another colleague with disrespect, talk to someone, I promise I will fire you on the spot. At the time, do not, and if, or but. Everyone, everyone has the right to be treated with decency and dignity. This has been missing a lot in the past four years. “” The proof is that you can do it, but only a different tone from an incredibly different president than the one we just saw leaving the city today, “said John King of CNN in response to Biden’s lecture.” Treat each other with respect, treat with dignity, I will dismiss you immediately if you do not. We have been reading tweets every morning for four years when the former president of the United States violated what we just heard from the new president of the United States. So it’s a very important new ethos, if you like, for public service. “More stories from theweek.com 7 brutally funny cartoons about Trump leaving the White House The Biden team allegedly realized after inauguration that Trump really had no vaccine distribution plan Biden removes Trump’s Diet Coke button from the Oval Office