{"id":1279208,"date":"2022-02-07T11:22:24","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T16:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1279208"},"modified":"2022-02-07T16:37:46","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T21:37:46","slug":"psaki-wont-say-whether-science-advisor-will-be-fired-despite-bidens-promise-to-fire-on-the-spot-anyone-disrespectful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-wont-say-whether-science-advisor-will-be-fired-despite-bidens-promise-to-fire-on-the-spot-anyone-disrespectful\/","title":{"rendered":"Psaki Won\u2019t Say Whether Science Advisor Will Be Fired \u2014 Despite Biden\u2019s Promise To \u2018Fire On The Spot\u2019 Anyone Disrespectful"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpsaki-wont-say-whether-science-advisor-will-be-fired-despite-bidens-promise-to-fire-on-the-spot-anyone-disrespectful%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1279208&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1369187843-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki wouldn\u2019t say whether President Joe Biden planned to fire top science advisor Dr. Eric Lander \u2014 despite an investigation that revealed he had routinely demeaned staffers \u2014 after promising to \u201cfire on the spot\u201d anyone in his administration who did not treat others with respect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoes the fact that Dr. Lander has a job still cheapen the President\u2019s promise to fire anyone who treats colleagues with disrespect on the spot?\u201d Fox News White House Correspondent Jacqui Heinrich asked.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JacquiHeinrich?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JacquiHeinrich<\/a>: &#8220;Does the fact that Dr. Lander has a job still cheapen the President&#8217;s promise to fire anyone who treats colleagues with disrespect on the spot?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Psaki refuses to say that he will be fired. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OOPD4q6WW3\">pic.twitter.com\/OOPD4q6WW3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Townhall.com (@townhallcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/townhallcom\/status\/1490765696959135748?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWell, again, I would just reiterate that the president takes his commitment to having a respectful work environment incredibly seriously, and it\u2019s something that he conveys clearly to all of us on a regular basis,\u201d Psaki replied. \u201cThat is why we put in place, in part, put in place a safe and respectful workplace policy, which is how \u2014 which is the process through which this is \u2014 this thorough investigation proceeded through, and the process through which, again, that there was an internal investigation. Dr. Lander obviously, his behavior was inappropriate, corrective actions needed to be taken, and that was clearly conveyed through this process. And he will be held to account for \u2014 for delivering on that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after Biden took office, however, he promised \u2014 as Heinrich noted \u2014 to \u201cfire on the spot\u201d anyone in his administration who did not treat others with respect.<\/p>\n<p>As The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-promised-to-fire-on-the-spot-disrespectful-staff-his-top-science-adviser-was-just-outed-for-demeaning-his-team\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>In one of his first public addresses after taking office, Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-warns-white-house-staff-hell-fire-them-on-the-spot-if-they-disrespect-others\">promised<\/a> to fire \u201con the spot\u201d anyone caught \u201ctreat[ing] another colleague with disrespect\u201d or \u201ctalk[ing] down to someone.\u201d No such action has been taken against Lander.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The White House and OSTP acknowledged Lander violations of White House policies in separate statements. The White House said Lander met with other top White House officials over the actions. OSTP said that \u201ccorrective action was taken.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>According to the recording of Peele, Lander will be forced to conduct collaborative meetings with his staff and will be subject to review between 30 and 45 days to ensure he is abiding by White House rules.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PressSec?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PressSec<\/a> Jen Psaki on science adviser &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WHOSTP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WHOSTP<\/a> Director Dr. Eric Lander: &#8220;Following the conclusion of the thorough investigation into these actions, senior White House officials conveyed directly to Dr. Lander that his behavior was inappropriate\u2026&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4JrUde6DCl\">pic.twitter.com\/4JrUde6DCl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CSPAN (@cspan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspan\/status\/1490764441302016001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The position Dr. Lander holds \u2014 head of the&nbsp;Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) \u2014 was not previously a Cabinet-level position, but President Biden elevated it and chose Lander to help drive his latest initiative to find a cure for cancer: Cancer Moonshot.<\/p>\n<p>Lander also came to the Biden administration with a reputation for being, at best, difficult to work with. \u201cIn particular, detractors cited a handful of incidents from Lander\u2019s past: His toast of James Watson, who has expressed racist and misogynistic sentiments; his perceived slight of two women researchers who helped develop the gene-editing technology CRISPR; and his broader penchant for soaking up the scientific limelight and the funding that accompanies it,\u201d Stat News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/2022\/02\/06\/landers-all-staff-mea-culpa-is-the-latest-in-a-string-of-apologies\/\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation into the allegations against Lander <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-promised-to-fire-on-the-spot-disrespectful-staff-his-top-science-adviser-was-just-outed-for-demeaning-his-team\">carried on<\/a> for two months and \u201cfound credible evidence of instances of multiple women having complained to other staff about negative interactions with Dr. Lander, where he spoke to them in a demeaning or abrasive way in front of other staff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki wouldn\u2019t say whether President Joe Biden planned to fire top science advisor Dr. Eric Lander \u2014 despite an investigation that revealed he had routinely &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1279208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1279208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1279208"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1279208\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1279208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1279208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1279208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}