Editing Resignation (section)

===When criticised===
Although government officials may tender their resignations, they are not always accepted. This could be a gesture of confidence in the official, as with [[US President]] [[George W. Bush]]'s refusal of his [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]] [[Donald Rumsfeld]]'s twice-offered resignation during the [[Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse|Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shanker |first1=Thom |title=Rumsfeld Says He Offered to Quit |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/04/politics/rumsfeld-says-he-offered-to-quit.html |access-date=3 February 2025 |work=The New York Times |date=4 February 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529171955/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/04/politics/rumsfeld-says-he-offered-to-quit.html |archive-date=2015-05-29}}</ref>

However, refusing a resignation can be a method of severe censure if it is followed by dismissal; [[Alberto Fujimori]] attempted to resign as [[President of Peru]], but his resignation was refused so that [[Congress of Peru|Congress]] could impeach him.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rotella |first1=Sebastian |title=Peruvian Congress Rejects Fujimori's Resignation and Fires Him Instead |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-nov-22-mn-55679-story.html |access-date=3 February 2025 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=22 November 2000}}</ref>