TRUMP SAYS NOBODY HAS SEEN ANYTHING LIKE HIS MASS FEDERAL FIRES AND SHRINKING GOVERNMENT
President Donald Trump says "nobody's ever seen anything" like his administration's sweeping effort to fire thousands of federal employees and shrink the size of government, congratulating himself for "dominating" Washington and sending bureaucrats "packing." The president promised that voters gave him a mandate to overhaul government while cracking down on the U.S.-Mexico border and extending tax cuts that were the signature policy of his first administration. Trump's remarks came as his administration has been empowering Elon Musk to help carry out the firings, with Musk suggesting more might be coming.
- This move could signal a new era of executive power and accountability in the federal government, but it also raises concerns about the erosion of civil service norms and the potential for politicization of the administrative state.
- How will Trump's actions impact the long-term legitimacy of his presidency and the stability of the US government?