'Apprehensive and fearful': Federal workers await a dismantling under Trump

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to "dismantle government bureaucracy," enlisting the help of billionaires to achieve his goals. Federal workers with memories of Trump's first term are scared.

'Apprehensive and fearful': Federal workers await a dismantling under Trump
President-elect Trump shakes hands with Elon Musk at a campaign stop in Butler, Pa., on October 5, 2024. Trump has named Musk and former presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy co-leaders of a new commission called the "Department of Government Efficiency," which will advise and guide Trump in his quest to "dismantle government bureaucracy."

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to "dismantle government bureaucracy," enlisting the help of billionaires to achieve his goals. Federal workers with memories of Trump's first term are scared.

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