Was Elizabeth Birnbaum Fired

Was Elizabeth Birnbaum Fired
Was Elizabeth Birnbaum Fired ; When President Obama and Ken Salazar, Minister of the Interior promised to eradicate the apple “bad” yesterday in the meeting of the Council of Representatives, the President and Minerals Management Service at the hearing itself – is about to be plucked from the tree.

According to first reports the departure of Elizabeth Birnbaum as a fire “.” Later, the resignation “.” The president said Obama, when asked about the clarity, and a press corps today that he had no idea.

“Will she resign,” and asked a reporter, CBS White House Chip Reid. “She was fired? Was forced to leave? Thus, if, why?”

“I found out about her resignation today,” The president replied: “So I do not know the circumstances in which this happened.”

Leery of the press corps follow-up.

“How could it be because you did not know about the resignation of Ms. Birnbaum and / fire before?” Asked another reporter.

Mr. Obama: “Well, you’re assuming it was a fire, and if the resignation, then it submitted a letter to Mr. Salazar morning in the time which was a whole bunch of other stuff going on. .. Come on, I do not know, I’m telling you I found out about this morning, so I do not know yet the circumstances, and Ken Salazar has been in congressional testimony. ”

Testimony today on the Hill from the Interior Minister Salazar seems only add to the mixed message. Birnbaum called “a strong leader” and added “we have done tremendous business.”

In the light of her resignation, Birnbaum right not to join Salazar as expected once. In testimony prepared, planned to tell the House Subcommittee on Energy and Environment: “The Secretary-General had expressed its appreciation and full support for the work of the Inspector-General strong to eliminate corrupt elements in multimedia messages and we will follow through on its recommendations, including taking any and all actions appropriate, including workers in the service, discipline, and to refer any violations of the criminal prosecution. ”

Birnbaum resigned before you can submit its observations on the ready. She said that they were not in our multimedia messages for a full year. Today, however, became infected with the highest level of control multimedia and inaction and intimate relationships of oil.