Everyone knows President Donald Trump is not afraid to fire people who won't serve him as needed or have failed on the job, and that's exactly what he did when he took back the Oval Office last week.

According to Fox News, in the wake of abruptly firing at least 17 inspectors general, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday defended the legality of the president's firing spree.

Trump axed the inspectors general of nearly every federal agency, causing an uproar across Washington D.C., with rumors of pending legal challenges as a result of the firings.

But Leavitt was confident during her first press briefing that any legal challenges will be swiftly crushed in the court of law.

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Leavitt was asked about the firings at her first press conference and specifically pressed on the legality regarding Trump's ability to make those calls.

"It is the belief of this White House and the White House counsel's office that the president was within his executive authority" Leavitt responded when pressed on the issue.

She added that President Trump "is the executive of the executive branch, and therefore he has the power to fire anyone within the executive branch that he wishes to."

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Fox News noted:

Leavitt then referenced a 2020 Supreme Court decision, Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau,which ruled that the CFPB's agency structure violates the separation of powers under the U.S. Constitution.

"I would advise you to look at that case, and that's the legality that this White House was resting on," Leavitt continued.

When further pressed on whether or not she believes the White House will survive legal challenges on the matter, Leavitt responded, "We will win in court."

Social media responds

Users across social media supported the president's firing of the long list of IGs.

"Obviously not who he wants working with him. Saboteurs," one X user wrote.

Another X user wrote, "This is a good start, but there needs to be more than firings. There need to be trials for the treachery."