☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlM to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agoTrump says he is revoking Biden's security clearanceswww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down12
arrow-up123arrow-down1external-linkTrump says he is revoking Biden's security clearanceswww.bbc.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlM to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 month agoNgl I kinda feel like that should happen automatically?
minus-squareTheCriticalMember@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoIt’s pretty common for past presidents to be asked to advise on things they might have experience with or specific knowledge of. I think they all keep their clearance mainly for that reason.
minus-squarepudcollar [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoIf it was a real cleared job they would.
minus-squareClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoRight? Don’t security clearances need to be re-upped regularly and get revoked when you leave your job?
minus-squarepudcollar [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoCorrect, basically.
Ngl I kinda feel like that should happen automatically?
It’s pretty common for past presidents to be asked to advise on things they might have experience with or specific knowledge of. I think they all keep their clearance mainly for that reason.
If it was a real cleared job they would.
Right? Don’t security clearances need to be re-upped regularly and get revoked when you leave your job?
Correct, basically.