Edgetho
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FAFO, girls.
It really is appropriate. Chuckie got some 'splainin to do
The mass layoffs of Democrat Deep Staters begins.
President Donald Trump's administration on Friday afternoon announced that it has begun firing federal workers, OMB Director Russ Vought wrote on X.
"The RIFs have begun," Vought posted, on day 10 of the government shutdown, referring to reduction-in-force plans that the White House has long contemplated.
"Can confirm RIFs have begun and they are substantial," an OMB spokesperson told POLITICO. "These are RIFs not furloughs."
It's unclear how many people were laid off, and Vought provided no further details.
But an administration official granted anonymity to discuss the layoffs said they hit agencies including: Interior, Homeland Security, Treasury, EPA, Commerce, Education, Energy, HHS and HUD.
And Vought's post appears to follow through on a threat to inflict more political pain on Democrats.
Trump on Thursday said his administration would target programs backed by Democrats.
"We're only cutting Democrat programs, I hate to tell you, but we are cutting Democrat programs," the president said during a Cabinet meeting. "We will be cutting some very popular Democrat programs that aren't popular with Republicans, frankly."
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In a memo to agencies two weeks ago, OMB instructed Trump administration officials to prepare to carry out reduction-in-force -- or RIF -- plans during the shutdown, targeting employees who work for programs that are not legally required to continue or clash with Trump's policy priorities.
I don't know if this is the bargaining chip we've imagined it is. The Democrats will just demand that the layoffs be undone as their payment for ending the shutdown.
Active duty military personnel deployed in war zones will begin missing their paychecks this week.
Or, as Charles Schumer says, "Every day (of the shutdown) gets better for us."
It really is appropriate. Chuckie got some 'splainin to do
The mass layoffs of Democrat Deep Staters begins.
President Donald Trump's administration on Friday afternoon announced that it has begun firing federal workers, OMB Director Russ Vought wrote on X.
"The RIFs have begun," Vought posted, on day 10 of the government shutdown, referring to reduction-in-force plans that the White House has long contemplated.
"Can confirm RIFs have begun and they are substantial," an OMB spokesperson told POLITICO. "These are RIFs not furloughs."
It's unclear how many people were laid off, and Vought provided no further details.
But an administration official granted anonymity to discuss the layoffs said they hit agencies including: Interior, Homeland Security, Treasury, EPA, Commerce, Education, Energy, HHS and HUD.
And Vought's post appears to follow through on a threat to inflict more political pain on Democrats.
Trump on Thursday said his administration would target programs backed by Democrats.
"We're only cutting Democrat programs, I hate to tell you, but we are cutting Democrat programs," the president said during a Cabinet meeting. "We will be cutting some very popular Democrat programs that aren't popular with Republicans, frankly."
...
In a memo to agencies two weeks ago, OMB instructed Trump administration officials to prepare to carry out reduction-in-force -- or RIF -- plans during the shutdown, targeting employees who work for programs that are not legally required to continue or clash with Trump's policy priorities.
I don't know if this is the bargaining chip we've imagined it is. The Democrats will just demand that the layoffs be undone as their payment for ending the shutdown.
Active duty military personnel deployed in war zones will begin missing their paychecks this week.
Or, as Charles Schumer says, "Every day (of the shutdown) gets better for us."
