President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday, February 18, targets laying off bank regulators, rocket scientists, and tax enforcers, after a federal judge approves its unprecedented remaking of the U.S. civil service.
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00:00President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday, February 18, targets laying off
00:06bank regulators, rocket scientists, and tax enforcers, this after a federal judge approves
00:12its unprecedented remaking of the U.S. civil service.
00:15Since Trump took office, billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency,
00:19or DOGE, swept through federal agencies, slashing thousands of jobs.
00:25Trump claims it would save billions, but critics argue that Trump is overstepping his constitutional
00:29authority and dismantling vital government programs.
00:33The campaign has delighted Republicans, who view the federal workforce as bloated and
00:38insufficiently loyal to Trump.
00:41Democrats say Musk has operated as an unchecked freelance operator who has seized access to
00:45sensitive government data.
00:48On Tuesday, the downsizing extended to NASA, where a thousand new hires, including rocket
00:52scientists, were expected to be laid off.
00:55The White House has not disclosed the number of people it intends to fire in the mass layoffs.