White House counselor Alina Habah suggested on Tuesday that some veterans are probably “not suited” for government jobs.
“You know, we care a lot about veterans. That means it's something the President has always cared about, anyone in the blue, anyone who serves this country. But at the same time, we have taxpayer dollars. We have a financial responsibility to pay people who use taxpayer dollars to actually work,” Haba told reporters outside the White House when asked about veterans who worked for the federal government.
“That doesn't mean that we'll never forget veterans. We're going to take care of them the right way, but perhaps they're not worthy of work at this point or willing to come to work. …I'll take money from you, pay someone and say, 'Sorry, they won't come to work.' That's just unacceptable,” Haba said.
Maryland Governor Wesmoor (D) I knocked Habba's Monday comments on X's post.
“Our veterans put everything in America in danger. Now they're going home and say “they're not right” by people who have not been given anything to this country. They are just right to serve,” Moore said.
The Trump administration and its new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) committee are cracking down on government spending and the size of the federal workforce. Veterans make up Approximately 30% Federal government employees and veteran advocates are Sounds the alarm About Impact Doge Cuts at the Veterans Affairs Bureau (VA) and elsewhere.
Councillors Rosa Delauro (D-Conn.) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) Estimated Last week, Doge, led by tech billionaire Elon Musk, fired around 6,000 veterans as part of a government overhaul.
“Our veterans have made great sacrifices in our country's service, but those sacrifices do not seem to have unconfirmed President Trump and billionaire Elon Musk,” Delauro said in a statement calling on the administration to fire an exact number of veterans and provide them with what they intend to support.
Rep. Laura Gillen (DN.Y.) and Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) are both. Plan to bring Veterans were fired by Doge As a guest Protesting the cut on Tuesday night, Trump's joint speech on Tuesday night.
“Ricky suddenly let go despite the protection given to him as a veteran and star performance review during Doge's chaotic firing earlier this month. A administration abandoning veterans like Ricky is unacceptable,” Guillen said of guest Ricky Sanchez in a statement.
Republican Rep. Tom Barrett (Michigan) announcement On Monday, he raised concerns to VA Executive Director Doug Collins about workforce reductions and called on the department to “review and reconsider their workforce reduction processes so that only those who are truly underperforming are free from their obligations.”
“Our veterans deserve to be treated with dignity and respect, even if separation is guaranteed,” Barrett said.
Collins, recent video message on Virginia changes stress It said, “We are looking after veterans, so we promised that from day one.”
