Illegal should not be in quotes. The firings without due process is literally illegal.
It’s in quotes because it’s directly quoting someone (the USAID official).
What they said was accurate and doesn’t need quotes around a single word unless it is implying that it might not literally be true. If they had said ‘illegal purge’ then sure, the quotes would make sense because purge isn’t defined in law.
The person also said refused but that word isn’t in quotes. That was literally true and didn’t need quotes either.
“I refused and have provided Acting Administrator [Jason] Gray with written notification of my refusal,” Gottlieb continued. “I have recommended in that written notification that his office cease and desist from further illegal activity.”
When reading this, I initially thought people had been fucking executed.
They are saving that for sweeps week.
Honestly, would not be surprised if it happened. That’s where my expectations are, just maybe not so openly.
