Sally Yates Gets Twitter Backing for Political Run After Sparring With Trump, Senators
BY CHRIS RIOTTA ON 5/9/17 AT 12:34 PM
Wise mentors advise people to avoid burning bridges with former employers after departing from jobs. That guidance may not necessarily apply to Sally Yates.
The former deputy attorney general, who was fired by President Donald Trumps administration after deeming a travel ban on seven Muslim-majority nations was unlawful, received a wave of newfound support on Monday after delivering her testimony before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill, with many on Twitter calling on the Georgia-native to run for elected office.
Many of the viewers who tuned into Yatess highly anticipated testimony about her refusal to enforce Trumps executive order celebrated what they saw as her pragmatic and nonpartisan approach in dealing with the controversial policy proposal just days into her new bosss presidency. Meanwhile, Trump blasted his former employee on Twitter following her televised hearing, saying she made the "fake media extremely unhappy todayshe said nothing but old news!"
Trump may not have realized that criticizing Yates could work in her favor when she seeks her next job.
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