President Donald Trump said his administration was time to eject hundreds of thousands of federal workers who wouldn't show up for work and drain “swamps.”
“We have hundreds of thousands of federal workers and we're not competing in our jobs,” Trump said while speaking at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday night. “My administration will regain power from this inexplainable bureaucracy and we will once again restore true democracy to America.
“And federal officials who resist this change will soon be in office,” he added. “Because we're draining the swamp. That's very easy. And the days of control by unelected bureaucrats are over.”
The Trump administration has provided acquisitions to around 2 million federal employees, including those working remotely, as part of Trump's efforts to bring employees back to offices. Originally, I only opted in until February 6th.
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US President Donald Trump will enter the room of the US home before attending a joint Congressional meeting at the US Capitol on March 4, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Get McNamee/Pool via Reuters)
Under the acquisition offer, employees will stop working in early March and receive their salary until September 30th.
The White House confirmed with Fox News Digital that the figure rose to 75,000 on Thursday morning.
He said he previously expected 200,000 people to accept the offer.
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During Trump's first week in office, he issued several directives to the federal workforce, including a requirement that remote employees must return to in-person work.
The United States Federation of Government Employees and two other unions filed complaints, claiming that the offer to buy was “arbitrarily and whimsical” and violated federal law.
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The union argues that the administration could not guarantee that the plan would be funded and failed to consider the consequences of the mass resignation, including how it would affect the government's functional capabilities.
