'The federal workforce feels tormented': Federal employees on the consequences of losing their jobs

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4.2 • 3.5K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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They used to work in now-shuttered regional social security offices, or protecting our National Parks or nuclear security. Then President Trump, Elon Musk and DOGE terminated their positions -- and thousands more.

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1:08.1	President Donald Trump's administration and billionaire Elon Musk have worked steadily for weeks to drastically reduce the size and scope of the United States federal government.
1:11.8	Federal workers have been fired, placed on leave, or left their jobs by the tens of thousands. This includes the employees charged with issuing Medicare payments,
1:18.2	protecting national parks, protecting nuclear security, and providing relief following floods,
1:22.9	hurricanes, or wildfires. And soon, the numbers will likely include employees of the Department of Labor and federal workers responsible for doing things like ensuring food safety across the country.
1:35.3	As the New York Times reported last week, the workforce cuts could affect at least 12% of the nation's 2.4 million civilian federal workers, and that number could grow
1:46.6	in coming weeks. So today we are joined by three federal employees who lost their jobs,
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