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Just out of curiosity, what would that look like in concrete terms? Can the president credibly threaten to fire people or mess with their funding?
by andrewflnr 6y ago
Just out of curiosity, what would that look like in concrete terms? Can the president credibly threaten to fire people or mess with their funding?
- setr 6y agoI would imagine you do so indirectly -- you threaten the income sources (e.g. federal funding to the departments/tax allocation, or killing loopholes), the politics (you publicly advocate for the other guy, or lobby against their prioritized initiatives), or the system itself (advocate for new laws/rulings/governing bodies that would make their lives more painful/goals more difficult to achieve) It's the presidency -- just playing favorites carries a lot of weight. Or even threatening to cockblock anything they're looking to do for the next 8 years, by swinging party support.