Joe Biden vows to fire staff ‘on the spot’ if they talk down to colleagues

President Biden vowed Wednesday to fire staff “on the spot” if he catches them disrespecting or talking down to colleagues.

“I’m not joking when I say this: if you’re ever working with me and I hear you treat another colleague with disrespect, talk down to someone, I promise you I will fire you on the spot. On the spot. No if, ands or buts,” Mr. Biden said.

Mr. Biden was speaking at a virtual swearing-in ceremony for hundreds of political appointees - one of his first official acts since taking the oath of office earlier in the day.

“Everybody is entitled to be treated with decency and dignity. That’s been missing in a big way the last four years,” he said.