White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller said he has not had wide contact with Americans on Tuesday, panic over the government's massive cuts with CNN host Brianna Kaylor Point Blank. He said.
Government Efficiency (DOGE) It has been reported On Monday, it saved the federal government an estimated $55 million by reducing the size of federal agencies with the aim of eliminating wasted spending on taxpayer dollars. During an interview with CNN, Keilar attempted to frame the temporary layoffs of 300 probation employees at the National Nuclear Security Agency (NNSA) as “mistakes,” leading to a pushback from Miller.
“I don't use the term “mistakes”; when you're downsizing, I think it's pretty standard. [the] Government, you'll make cuts, evaluate those cuts, see who needs to be rehired, who needs to be maintained, who needs to be re-evaluated. All of these are normal. We understand that even a temporary suspension of federal employment is a major crisis and catastrophe for you and for CNN. What the Americans are seeing is the government that ultimately offers a promise of accountability under President Trump,” Miller said.
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A spokesman for the Department of Energy overseeing the employment of people at the NNSA; I said Less than 50 people in administrative or administrative roles have been fired. They reportedly were told to return to their work on Friday night. (Related: “Holy Smoke”: CNN's Harry Enten breaks down how popular Trump is in the second season.)
Kiel then asked Miller if he understood who President Donald Trump's administration was fired from federal agencies, accusing him of removing deployed military members and veterans from the workforce. did. White House advisers said massive layoffs and government budget cuts were “corrupted and abused” by Americans who saw their hard-earned taxes. [and] It was wasted. ”
“Of course we understand who is in federal workers and we'll dull all these very historic questions about who may or may not have been fired.” Miller said. “But I… the US government has $36 trillion in debt, and interest payments on debt exceed the national defense budget. The American people have been misused, abused, wasted, and taxes are in vain. I'm tired of seeing all the stolen cents stolen from them and stolen are taken away. For the first time in history, this president is working to restore accountability at all levels of the federal government. “We may argue that the Pentagon is free of waste. The Treasury may argue that there is no waste. The HHS may argue that there is no waste.”
“I'm not claiming that, Stephen,” Kaylor said.
“So why are you not celebrating these cuts?” Miller fought back. “If you agree to waste, if you agree to abuse, if you agree to corruption, why don't you celebrate reductions, reforms being enacted? …You're going to be the issue You may not care. Your colleagues may not care about this issue. But we care about this issue, the American people are interested in this issue, and the American people are interested in it, and the American people are I am overwhelmingly supportive of what I am doing.”
Doge dismantled the US Organization for International Development (USAID) on February 3rd. Agency spends billions of taxpayer dollars on funding sexual changes in Guatemala, 65.5 million condoms, 9.8 million contraceptive products, 7.8 million injectable contraceptive products for 334,000 people with IUDs, 334,000 people gave USD 68 billion in foreign aid in 2022 and 2023. The discovery was that the agency handed out $59 million to house illegal immigrants at a luxury hotel in New York City.
The Trump administration is currently placing several government employees on paid leave as part of an effort to reduce the size of federal agencies. By the end of former President Joe Biden's administration, there were about 23.5 million local, state and federal employees. The federal government employed over 3 million people in November 2024 and is close to the peak of 3.4 million employees in May 1994.
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