no, you don't under...

i would have held a press conference, in prime time, on the first day...

"you're fired."

i would have filmed him being escorted out of the building, too.

why?

ok - it's good theatre, granted. but, it also sends the message that what he did wasn't ok, and that just because it advantaged me doesn't mean i'm going to look the other way.

if you're going to criticize him for firing this goof, the basis of the criticism should be that he took so long to do it.