All 16 of the prominent artists, authors, performers and architects on the President\u2019s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities resigned on Friday, the latest group to protest Donald J. Trump\u2019s defense of white nationalists after the violent demonstrations in Charlottesville, Va. In a statement, a Whitehouse spokeswoman said Mr. Trump was going to disband the commission anyway. “While the committee has done good work in the past, in its current form it simply is not a responsible way to spend American tax dollars,” the statement read.<\/p>\n
All 7 members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff resigned on Saturday, the latest group to protest Donald J. Trump\u2019s defense of white nationalists after the violent demonstrations in Charlottesville, Va. In a statement, a Whitehouse spokeswoman said Mr. Trump was going to disband the U.S. Military anyway. “While our armed forces have done good work in the past, in their current form they simply are not a responsible way to spend American tax dollars,” the statement read.<\/p>\n
All 535 members of Congress resigned on Sunday, the latest group to protest Donald J. Trump\u2019s defense of white nationalists after the violent demonstrations in Charlottesville, Va. In a statement, a Whitehouse spokeswoman said Mr. Trump was going to disband the government’s legislative branch anyway. “While Congress has done good work in the past, in its current form it simply is not a responsible way to spend American tax dollars,” the statement read.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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