If people aren't coming to work, if they're not going to come into the office and report, then they're going to be terminated.

You're not concerned, though, that if there could be shortages that could be disabled issues.

Then they'll be replaced with very competent people.

We have a lot of competent people in this country.

You're listening to the 47 morning update with Ben Ferguson.

Good Monday morning. It's Ben Ferguson. Nice to have you with us.

And here are the big stories we're covering today on the 47 morning update.

First up, congratulations. Your government's getting smaller as the Trump administration has

begun mass layoffs across multiple federal agencies. How much money is it going to save you

as a taxpayer? I'll have some of those figures for you coming up. Also, Donald Trump paying off on a massive promise from the campaign,

putting the US on track to have the lowest monthly border crossings and more than a quarter of a century.

And finally, Donald Trump moves even closer to ending the war between Russia and Ukraine.

There's a very good chance he'll be mating face to face with Vladimir Putin in the coming days.

It's the 47 morning update and it starts right now.

Story number one.

Congratulations, your government just got smaller.

The Trump administration has begun mass layoffs of federal workers and the left is losing their mind because of a payoff.

Donald Trump said that our government was way too bloated and he's now proving his point.

The administration beginning the mass layoffs across multiple federal agencies, a move that is

expected to affect thousands and thousands of employees across the federal government.

Now the firings initially affected probationary employees, recent hires who joined the federal government. Now the firings initially affected probationary employees,

recent hires who joined the federal workforce within the last one to two years, depending on the

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