'General feeling of dread' plagues federal workforce as Trump prepares for second term

11 November 2024

During his 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump claimed that he knew nothing about Project 2025 — the Heritage Foundation's 920-page blueprint for a second Trump Administration.

Yet many Trump critics noted the parallels between Project 25 and Trump's own Schedule F, including a proposal for mass firings of federal employees and civil servants — who would be replaced by an army of Trump loyalists.

Trump, having defeated Vice President Kamala Harris, will return to the White House on January 20, 2025. And according to CNN reporters Ella Nilsen, Rene Marsh, Gabe Cohen and Tami Luhby, federal employees are bracing for the worst.

In an article published by CNN on November 11, the journalists explain, "In his first term, Trump sidelined and ridiculed civil servants and service members, silenced government offices and stifled scientific research. Many workers quit; others stuck it out, hopeful that the 2020 election would bring a new boss in the White House. Now, they face another four years of Trump — a term that by his own account, will be worse for the government workforce than his first."

Some federal government employees were interviewed by CNN on condition of anonymity.

An employee of the U.S. Department of Energy told CNN, "I would say there is a general feeling of dread among everyone."

An employee of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) told CNN, "We are absolutely having conversations among ourselves about whether we can stomach a Round Two."

Max Stier, president and CEO of Partnership for Public Service, told CNN, "What's at stake here is the nature of our government, how it works and who it works for."

Read CNN's full report at this link.

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