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Chuck Grassley is now openly berating Trump on Twitter over his watchdog firings
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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is bringing out the big guns — by tagging President Trump in his tweets.

On Thursday, Grassley announced his intention to "place holds" on approving Trump administration nominees until he receives satisfactory answers pertaining to the firings of two federal watchdogs, Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson and State Department Inspector General Steve Linick, CNBC reports. Atkinson was removed in April after informing Congress about the whistleblower complaint regarding Trump's communications with Ukraine that eventually led to his impeachment, while Linick was fired on May 15 on the recommendation of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who was reportedly under at least two investigations by Linick's office at the time.

"All I want is a reason 4 firing these ppl," Grassley, who USA Today describes as "usually a staunch Trump ally," wrote Thursday, adding "CHECKS&BALANCES."

Grassley's initial pleas to the administration didn't call out the president specifically, but by Friday Grassley was no longer holding back:

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