Well, howdy there, internet people, it's bell again.

So today, we're going to talk about the Trump Who Stole Christmas and Mass Layoffs.

The Trump administration, through the Office of Management and Budget, sent out a memo directing federal agencies to prepare for a reduction in force in the event of a government shutdown.

A reduction in force isn't just layoffs. It's the elimination of the position as a whole.

Merry Christmas, civil servants.

Trump will be terminating your positions to avoid negotiating over health care

credits a lot of his own party wants, and some plan on introducing bills about next month.

As the news broke, Schumer said, quote, Donald Trump has been firing federal workers since day one, not to govern, but to scare.

This is nothing new and has nothing to do with funding the government.

These unnecessary firings will either be overturned in court or the administration will end up hiring

the workers back, just like they did as recently as today.

House Minority Leader Jeffries threw out a surprising twist.

They want any potential budget deal in writing or legislation saying that handshake deals were out of the question.

Looks like Lucy moved that football one too many

times, and Charlie Brown isn't going to try to kick it again. Good. There are a lot of questions

about the legality of the move, but many Americans don't have a lot of faith in the outcome of a case

that's headed to the Supreme

Court. There are theories as to why Trump seems willing to destroy the livelihoods of Americans

to avoid negotiating on ACA credits that even some in his own party want. One is that Trump is

hoping to apply pressure to the Democratic Party by saying,

look what you made me do. Let's be real clear on something. There's absolutely no requirement

to terminate these positions and hurt American families before the holidays. That's a choice the Trump administration is making.

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