Trump fires Democratic-appointed Consumer Product Safety commissioners

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3. Fired CPSC commissioner tells President Trump, "See you in court"

Fired CPSC commissioner tells President Trump, "See you in court" (CBS News)

Rich Trumka Jr., a commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission until he was fired by President Trump on Thursday, said in a letter that his dismissal is illegal and that he plans to fight the action.

"See you in court, Mr. President," Trumka wrote in a May 9 social media post that included a statement using the CPSC's official letterhead in which he describes his dismissal.

The CPSC is an independent agency that regulates the safety of consumer products, from toys to appliances. It's the group that often handles recalls of items such as kitchen ranges that can set fires and steam cleaners that have burned users.

In his statement, Trumka said he was given no reason for his firing, but that his dismissal came after he and two other commissioners voted against allowing members of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, to work at the agency. Trumka, who was appointed to a 7-year term by President Biden in 2021, said he pushed back against DOGE because "if these people are allowed in to govern our agency, they will gut it and the result will turn back the clock on product safety."

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