Donald Trump, horrible person-in-chief, is at it again. This time he has fired the entire Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, with zero explanation. From the Washington Blade:
After six members of PACHA resigned in June, the White House on Wednesday terminated the remaining 16 members without explanation via a letter from FedEx.
Scott Schoettes, a Chicago-based HIV/AIDS activist and senior attorney for Lambda Legal, was one of the six who resigned in June over Trump’s inaction on HIV/AIDS and said on Twitter the remaining members were fired.
“No respect for their service,” Schoettes said. “Dangerous that #Trump and Co. (Pence esp.) are eliminating few remaining people willing to push back against harmful policies, like abstinence-only sex ed.”
No explanation given. Council members were notified of their termination via a FedEx letter. Classy. Council member Gabriel Maldonado told the Washington Blade he can guess why they were fired:
“I was co-chair of the disparities committee, so much of my advocacy and policy references surrounded vulnerable populations, addressing issuing of diverse communities, specifically looking at the impacts of the LGBT community, namely, the disproportionate impact of HIV and AIDS to people of color, gay men, transgender women,” Maldonado said. “And a lot of those key vulnerable populations are not being prioritized in this administration.”
Tax cuts for the wealthy, turning over every aspect of governance to The Swamp and the lobbyists and the mega corporations they represent, those are the only priorities for this administration.