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The Removal of Lt. Col. Vindman (and His Brother) From the White House Staff

Calvin Trillin

February 18, 2020

Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, director for European Affairs at the National Security Council, arrives to testify as part of the impeachment inquiry.(Reuters / Siphiwe Sibeko)

To White House employees the message is clear: For someone who wants to protect his career, Acceptance of alternate facts is required. And telling the truth can now get you fired.

Calvin TrillinCalvin Trillin is The Nation’s “deadline poet.”


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