Trump and Musk Are Going to War Against Military Veterans

[ThisIsMe]

Donald Trump's new executive order, titled "Implementing the President's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Workforce Optimization Initiative," outlines exactly how Trump and Elon Musk plan to dismantle the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and strip transitioning military veterans and their families overseas of the generous federal hiring incentives they rely on.

This executive order seeks to impose severe hiring restrictions and would disproportionately harm veterans, who make up one-third of the federal workforce. Requiring agencies to hire only one new employee for every four who leave will drastically reduce VA staffing levels. At a time when the veteran population is aging and the VA's mission has expanded under Biden, this policy will lead to massive delays and outright denials in health care, benefits processing, and disability claims - the essential services veterans depend on to survive.

The order also forces agencies to implement immediate reductions in force, prioritizing cuts to positions not explicitly mandated by law. In practice, this means slashing administrative staff, veteran outreach programs, and transition assistance. Many of these programs help veterans adjust to civilian life, with federal employment serving as a stable career path for thousands. Active-duty military members stationed overseas also rely on these programs for critical support, from child care to helping their spouses secure employment in foreign countries where they may lack language skills or legal work status.

MSN

I wonder what veterans are thinking now.

Here is even more.

In a news conference about the worst air crash in the United States in two decades, Trump claimed the agency was “actively recruiting workers who suffer severe intellectual disabilities and psychiatric problems and other mental and physical conditions under diversity and inclusion hiring initiatives.”

The remarks, made without evidence, touched off anxiety and frustration among federal employees with disabilities, many of them military veterans, who spoke with USA TODAY on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation.

“Blaming disabled individuals for a plane crash speaks to a mentality of not believing disabled people are suited to valuable work,” a disabled National Park Service staffer said.

MSN

Now watch the Trump Humpers run in here trying to defend this garbage.

The order is not focused on veteran affairs. It's a global government reduction.

To that, if we have bloat in the federal workforce, why not slim it down? That's just smart business.

 

[AZrailwhale]

Donald Trump's new executive order, titled "Implementing the President's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Workforce Optimization Initiative," outlines exactly how Trump and Elon Musk plan to dismantle the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and strip transitioning military veterans and their families overseas of the generous federal hiring incentives they rely on.

This executive order seeks to impose severe hiring restrictions and would disproportionately harm veterans, who make up one-third of the federal workforce. Requiring agencies to hire only one new employee for every four who leave will drastically reduce VA staffing levels. At a time when the veteran population is aging and the VA's mission has expanded under Biden, this policy will lead to massive delays and outright denials in health care, benefits processing, and disability claims - the essential services veterans depend on to survive.

The order also forces agencies to implement immediate reductions in force, prioritizing cuts to positions not explicitly mandated by law. In practice, this means slashing administrative staff, veteran outreach programs, and transition assistance. Many of these programs help veterans adjust to civilian life, with federal employment serving as a stable career path for thousands. Active-duty military members stationed overseas also rely on these programs for critical support, from child care to helping their spouses secure employment in foreign countries where they may lack language skills or legal work status.

MSN

I wonder what veterans are thinking now.

Here is even more.

In a news conference about the worst air crash in the United States in two decades, Trump claimed the agency was “actively recruiting workers who suffer severe intellectual disabilities and psychiatric problems and other mental and physical conditions under diversity and inclusion hiring initiatives.”

The remarks, made without evidence, touched off anxiety and frustration among federal employees with disabilities, many of them military veterans, who spoke with USA TODAY on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation.

“Blaming disabled individuals for a plane crash speaks to a mentality of not believing disabled people are suited to valuable work,” a disabled National Park Service staffer said.

MSN

Now watch the Trump Humpers run in here trying to defend this garbage.

So cutting the federal workforce is now a bad thing.

 

[AZrailwhale]

If they wanted to do that, they would start with all the money Musk is lapping up from the Gov't.

Musk, like Trump, is working for free. If you are talking about his companies being paid by the Feds for products, you are an idiot.

 

[Mashmont]

Most do not, including those I know retired from the JAG Corps.

The combat arts officer despise him.

Trump won the vet vote almost 2 to 1. Enlistment has skyrocketed since Trump won the election.

 

[Orangecat]

I'm friends with many vets, including three retired colonels. They all LOVE Trump.

Both my brothers are vets. Solid Trump supporters.

 

[Orangecat]

Well, for a lot of bunch who had no care before.

Is that supposed to be a coherent sentence?

 

[Orangecat]

It sucks. All Dem programs suck.

That's because they're all based upon Marxist wealth redistribution.

 

[San Souci]

That's because they're all based upon Marxist wealth redistribution.

Exactly. From each according to His ability. To each according to his Need.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Trump won the vet vote almost 2 to 1. Enlistment has skyrocketed since Trump won the election.

You have no idea, so you made that up. In the 2024 presidential election, a significant portion of the armed forces voted for Donald Trump. While exact numbers vary, reports indicate that Trump garnered substantial support from military personnel, reflecting his strong stance on military policies and veterans' issues.

 

[Orangecat]

You have no idea, so you made that up. In the 2024 presidential election, a significant portion of the armed forces voted for Donald Trump. While exact numbers vary, reports indicate that Trump garnered substantial support from military personnel, reflecting his strong stance on military policies and veterans' issues.

Is that supposed to be a refutation of Marsh's point? Pretty much a fail, slowho.

 

[frigidweirdo]

Please provide any evidence Trump wants to make the VA worse.

The OP already did that.

 

[Superbadbrutha]

Hopefully while he’s in charge he can do what everyone has been promising for decades and that’s to root out waste, fraud and abuse.

most vets I know are Trump supporters.

Hold your breath and wait on it.

How many? 2.

 

[Superbadbrutha]

Won't have to defend it.... Veterans will do it.
It's the worst managed department in the entire federal government and has been for a long time.

The veterans home in Chelsea Massachusetts is a perfect example of that. On the last inspection it was found to be rat infested, understaffed and in violation of most state health codes in the food prep area. This despite a pretty hefty budget allotted to it from both state and federal.

Turns out the administrator was taking most of it.

Hmmm, why didn't he clean it up during his first term?

 

[Superbadbrutha]

How's that awesome Obamacare working out?

A helluva lot better than that Great Trump Healthcare Plan.

 

[Moonglow]

It sucks. All Dem programs suck.

I bet you take yer Social Security payments that suck.

 

[justoffal]

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I bet you take yer Social Security payments that suck.

Interesting subject....
For all of the bluster and rhetoric that channels down from right wing politics condemning communism, socialism and other forms of large cooperative government systems.... The truth is we are as much of a socialist country as we are anything else.

I suppose we could apply the Laffer curve here too...... Too much socialism cannot function on its own... Take all of it away and the system will fail just the same. It really doesn't matter how you get to the failure.... Once the system is failed It becomes a uniform state of existence completely devoid of comparisons.

 

[Moonglow]

Interesting subject....
For all of the bluster and rhetoric that channels down from right wing politics condemning communism, socialism and other forms of large cooperative government systems.... The truth is we are as much of a socialist country as we are anything else.

I suppose we could apply the Laffer curve here too...... Too much socialism cannot function on its own... Take all of it away and the system will fail just the same. It really doesn't matter how you get to the failure.... Once the system is failed It becomes a uniform state of existence completely devoid of comparisons.
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The echo chamber is not worried about their lies and half-truths to mislead humans into playing lemmings running off the cliff to their deaths.

 

[justoffal]

Interesting subject....
For all of the bluster and rhetoric that channels down from right wing politics condemning communism, socialism and other forms of large cooperative government systems.... The truth is we are as much of a socialist country as we are anything else.

I suppose we could apply the Laffer curve here too...... Too much socialism cannot function on its own... Take all of it away and the system will fail just the same. It really doesn't matter how you get to the failure.... Once the system is failed It becomes a uniform state of existence completely devoid of comparisons.

The echo chamber is not worried about their lies and half-truths to mislead humans into playing lemmings running off the cliff to their deaths.
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Well....yeah That hasn't changed since forever.
Look at Putin..... 300,000 dead Russian boys...
He doesn't even flinch.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

We are a fascist country right now.

 

[jknowgood]

Trump and his regime won't stop until the entire country is in shambles OP.

He can't do any worse than Biden.