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by Warner Todd Huston
\nBREITBART<\/p>\n
The Post\u2019s<\/i> original report set off\u00a0a wave of stories across the world, causing raised eyebrows over Trump\u2019s \u201cextremely unusual\u201d decision to fire a general in the middle of the presidential\u00a0oath of office ceremony, especially during these\u00a0dangerous times.<\/p>\n
The paper reported that Major General Errol R. Schwartz, who has commanded the D.C. National Guard since his appointment to the position by George W. Bush, was told to vacate his office the moment Trump says his \u201cI dos\u201d to the\u00a0oath of office. The decision was presented to readers as unfathomable, if not dangerous, by a president who doesn\u2019t know what he is doing.<\/p>\n
In an interview, General Schwartz told the paper that his firing was strange. \u201cThe timing is extremely unusual,\u201d the general said.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy troops will be on the street,\u201d Schwartz continued. \u201cI\u2019ll see them off, but I won\u2019t be able to welcome them back to the armory.\u201d The general added he would \u201cnever plan to leave a mission in the middle of a battle.\u201d<\/p>\n
The paper went on to quote Democrat D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson as saying, \u201cIt doesn\u2019t make sense to can the general in the middle of an active deployment.\u201d<\/p>\n
The paper concluded its speculation, saying, \u201cSchwartz said that he has not been told why he was asked to step down. \u2018I\u2019m a soldier,\u2019 he said, noting that he was following orders and has no regrets. \u2018I\u2019m a presidential appointee, therefore the president has the power to remove me.’\u201d<\/p>\n