Let’s be blunt: nobody’s forcing Trump and Vought to do this. ... They’re callously choosing to hurt people — the workers who protect our country, inspect our food, respond when disasters strike. This is deliberate chaos.
On the recordOctober 13, 2025
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Response to federal layoffs during the government shutdown.
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