Kellyanne Conway said she will not resign from the Air Force Academy board, but urged Biden to step down instead.
Meaghan Mobbs, who serves on the Military Academy board at West Point and is an Afghanistan veteran, also refused to resign.
"Frankly, I find this whole act unconscionable and not all in the spirit by which this Administration promised to govern. President Biden ran on a supposed platform of unity but his actions speak directly to the contrary. Apparently, unity is only for those who conform," Mobbs said in a statement shared on Twitter.
Others who were asked to resign include retired generals H.R. McMaster, Jack Keane and Guy Swan, Washington attorney John Coale, retired colonel andit was"very disappointing that President Biden is not upholding the previous president's appointments which has been pretty much the tradition"Psaki discussed the administration seeking the resignations on Wednesday.
"I will let others evaluate whether they think Kellyanne Conway and Sean Spicer and others were qualified, or not political, to serve on these boards, but the president's qualification requirements are not your party registration, they are whether you're qualified to serve and whether you're aligned with the values of this administration," Psaki said.
Former Counselor to the President of the United States Kellyanne Conway speaks to Trump supporters at a Make America Great Again event with First Lady Melania Trump in Atglen, Pennsylvania, on October 27, 2020. Conway on Wednesday refused to resign from the Board of Visitors of the Air Force Academy.
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