Fake news.  Trump  supposedly fires the guy in charge of the D.C. military presence effective while the  inauguration ceremony goes on. Yeah.
The Washington Post wrote on Friday that President-elect Donald J. Trump “fired†the commanding General of the D.C. National Guard who is heading up the military presence during the coming inaugural event — in the middle of the oath of office ceremony.
A second story on Saturday did not contain the claim.
The Postâ€
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 “I dos†to the oath of office. The decision was presented to readers as unfathomable, if not dangerous, by a president who doesnâ€
In essence, while the incoming Trump White House did accept General Schwartzâ€
Meanwhile, on the day after its initial publication, the Post made material edits to its story. And as of press time, the paper had not added any notice that it had made the alterations.
The current version of the story now on the paperâ€
Among other changes, one of the paragraphs added makes it clear that it is customary for such generals to submit their resignation, and in this case Trump accepted it. The paragraph also tries to cover for the paper†s poor reporting by insisting that the Trump team “provided contradictory versions†of the general†s situation — another fact not in the original story.
Despite its changes, the Washington Post story did not contain the statement — aired by Fox News on Saturday — that the transition had asked the general to stay until inauguration day was over, but it was the general who decided to quit. According to the Fox News report, “It appears the general would rather argue his case in the press.â€
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