Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms speaks out
In the wee hours of Tuesday (Jan. 21) morning, Donald Trump continued his White House takeover by announcing the terminations of four delegates from Joe Biden’s term. “My presidential personnel office is actively in the process of identifying and removing over 1,
Lance Bottoms says she is leaving her time in Washington behind as she looks forward to rejoining Georgia's political world, possibly as governor.
With his infamous “You’re Fired!” phrase, Trump terminated Lance Bottoms via social media, but the former mayor reminded him she had already resigned.
Bottoms, who also served on Atlanta City Council, is part of a promised purge of Biden administration officials.
Former President Biden also removed many Trump appointees after taking office, including former press secretary Sean Spicer
He began by dismissing four people: retired Gen. Mark Milley from the National Infrastructure Advisory Council; celebrity chef José Andrés from the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition; Brian Hook from the Wilson Center for Scholars; and Keisha Lance Bottoms, former mayor of Atlanta, from the President’s Export Council.
Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms was removed from her White House role in a direct action by President Donald Trump on Monday night.
Donald Trump's dismissal of Biden-era appointees backfired as Keisha Lance Bottoms and others revealed they had already resigned.
In an interview this week with 11Alive's Faith Jessie, Bottoms teased that there's more to come in her political career.
The race for Georgia’s governor will have a Republican and Democrat challenger because Gov. Brian Kemp cannot run for a third term.
Bottoms spoke after Trump posted to Truth Social, calling her out by name, saying that she and others at the White House were fired. But she says she resigned.