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Is the president reducing the size of government or dismantling it?

Hello again, I'm Oranalmi, and this is To the Point.

On reality TV, Donald Trump was famous for saying, you're fired.

As president, he's saying, we don't need those jobs in the first place.

Republicans aren't the only ones who've complained that government is bloated.

But even after budget cuts, somebody has to be in charge.

With high-level vacancies from the State Department to FEMA,

will the U.S. be prepared for an international crisis, a hurricane, or an earthquake?

Is the shortage of nominees due to inexperience?

Or, top-aid Steve Bannon's goal of deconstructing the administrative state?

Later on today's talking point, what might be Donald Trump's worst deal.

First, here's the news.

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Hello again, we're not only back with To the Point. President Trump has failed to fill high-level positions in important departments, and some people he has named want to phase out the agencies they're supposed to lead. We'll look at the possible consequences for delivering services and providing

security, and at top aid, Steve Bannon's plans for deconstructing the administrative state.

Today's talking point, the Trump Organization may have broken the law. with a hotel deal in Azerbaijan, and there's

an unlikely connection, Iran's revolutionary guard. We'll hear about that later. First is news

update. The American Medical Association said today, Republican efforts to repeal and replace

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