'They’re so vindictive': Government employees take steps to protect themselves if Trump wins

Environmental Protection Agency employees worry "they might soon get fired" under a second Donald Trump administration, according to a Tuesday, October 15 Politico report.

Per Politico, the 2024 GOP nominee "and his allies have singled out certain agencies — including those that issue environmental rules — as prime targets," in the case he defeats Vice President Kamala Harris next month.

Furthermore, the news outlet notes that "Trump has pledged to 'demolish the deep state," while 2024 vice presidential nominee JD Vance "has said Trump ought to fire “every civil servant in the administrative state.”

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With this in mind, federal employees like one Department of the Interior employee and their spouse "are handling their finances" by putting off buying a new car," according to Politico.

"We’re both feeling the heaviness of this right now," one of them told the news outlet.

"We have stopped doing any money-spending things because what if we’re without jobs in the next year? We need all the savings we can get."

Additionally, Politico reports, "That employee and others interviewed for this story spoke to POLITICO’s E&E News on condition of anonymity because they feared retaliation if a Trump administration takes over in January."

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The Interior official added, "They’re so vindictive, I can see them going back through E&E News articles and saying, 'You’re fired.'"

Politico's full report is available at this link.