Trump and Musk cull government

President Trump and arch-ally Elon Musk are systematically culling
staff in numerous U.S. government agencies, including those that had
been investigating them personally and their business interests

Montage of Donald Trump saying “You’re Fired” from The Apprentice

NUMBER OF STAFF CUTS

8,704+
TARGETED FOR DISMANTLING
USAID: 7,000+ staff fired/on leave
Consumer Financial Protection
Bureau: 1,700+ halt work
FEMA (Federal Emergency
Management Agency): 4 fired

129+
DEI (Diversity, Equity and
Inclusion) WORKERS
Veterans Affairs: 60 staff on leave
EPA (Environmental Protection
Agency): 15 on leave
Education Department: 50+ on
leave
Coast Guard: 1 fired
Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission: 3 fired

33+
CAPITOL HILL RIOTS AND
TRUMP INVESTIGATORS
Justice Department: 24+ fired
FBI: 9+ fired

22+
GOVERNMENT WATCHDOGS
Numerous agencies including those
for Defence, Education and Veterans
Affairs: 18 inspector generals fired
Privacy and Civil Liberties
Oversight Board: 3 fired
Office of Government Ethics: 1 fired

224+
OTHERS
Federal Election
Commission: 1 fired
National Archives and
Records Administration: 1 fired
National Labor Relations Board:
2 fired
State Department: 60 fired
National Security Council:
Around 160 sent home

9,112+
TOTAL STAFF FIRED
OR PUT ON LEAVE
(as of Tue, Feb 11, 2025)

Source: New York Times
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