"This announcement makes clear VA is bleeding employees across the board at an unsustainable rate because of the toxic work environment created by this Administration and DOGE's slash and trash policies."
"This is not 'natural' attrition, it is not strategic, and it will inevitably impact veterans' care and benefits — no matter what blanket assurances the VA Secretary hides behind."
"The administration repeatedly refused to share any additional information about this plan to cut 83,000 VA employees and what positions would be targeted."
"The VA still stands to lose tens of thousands more employees than ever before."
"The devastation to healthcare in the United States will be red and blue."
"Certainly, this mission was successful insofar as it extensively destroyed and perhaps severely damaged."
"I think 'obliterated' is much too strong."
"The point is, we don't know. Anybody who says we know with certainty is making it up."
"There needs to be a classified briefing of Congress and a public explanation to the American people about the strategy for protecting American troops."
"DWF Lab’s management previously managed Russian firms accused of enabling Russian banks to bypass sanctions."
"I feel that a lot of the MAGA rhetoric is an accelerant to this kind of political violence."