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Congress disapproved of President Johnson’s attempt to fire Secretary of War

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Answer: Edwin Stanton, because he was a radical republican

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Johnson wanted to fire Edwin Stanton because he opposed Johnson's more lenient attitude towards the south during reconstruction. It was because of these sentiment s that Congress was at odds with Johnson.
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