<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><h1 class="title" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; border: 0px; font-family: "Mercury Display A", "Mercury Display B"; font-size: 57.99px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 61.04px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">The Removal of Lt. Col. Vindman (and His Brother) From the White House Staff</h1><h1 class="title" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; border: 0px; font-family: "Mercury Display A", "Mercury Display B"; font-size: 57.99px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 61.04px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="color: rgb(163, 158, 152); font-size: 29.69px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; caret-color: rgb(128, 128, 128);">By</span><span style="color: rgb(163, 158, 152); font-size: 29.69px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; caret-color: rgb(128, 128, 128);"> </span><a class="author" href="https://www.thenation.com/authors/calvin-trillin/" style="font-size: 29.69px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 400; caret-color: rgb(128, 128, 128); font-family: inherit; box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(163, 158, 152); text-decoration: none; line-height: 20px; opacity: 1; outline: 0px !important;">Calvin Trillin</a></h1></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">To White House employees the message is clear:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">For someone who wants to protect his career,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Acceptance of alternate facts is required.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">And telling the truth can now get you fired.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></p></div>——————————————-<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div><div><div></div></div><div><br></div></div></body></html>