# How difficult would it be for a Democratic POTUS to replace Trump's executive branch employees?

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [April 9, 2019, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-difficult-would-it-be-for-a-democratic-potus-to-replace-trumps-executive-branch-employees/832293 "2019-04-09T18:10:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![HurricaneDitka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2019, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-difficult-would-it-be-for-a-democratic-potus-to-replace-trumps-executive-branch-employees/832293/16 "2019-04-10T07:45:59Z")

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> [@The\_Tooth](#):
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> Of course they wouldn’t. I expect them to act out of petty spite. What I don’t understand is the\* hope\* they’ll do so. I would think a patriotic fellow like you would want them to behave like adults.

When the Dems are behaving like drunken toddlers, playing by Marquess of Queensberry Rules does not seem like a wise move. What you seem to be proposing is that you guys get to vote in virtual lockstep against Republican nominees but that we shouldn’t do the same to you. Seems dumb. Real dumb.

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