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'That is not true': Senator shreds Trump aide's wild claim defending government purge


Published on 2025-01-28 22:40:48 - MSN
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  • A Democratic senator smacked down a senior West Wing employee and adviser to President Donald Trump on Tuesday night over his claim that nearly every staffer with the USAID donated to left-wing candidates or causes.

The article discusses a contentious exchange during a Senate hearing involving Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and a former Trump administration official, Russell Vought. Vought, who served as the director of the Office of Management and Budget, defended a controversial proposal known as "Schedule F," which aimed to reclassify tens of thousands of federal employees into at-will positions, making it easier for the administration to fire them. Senator Whitehouse challenged Vought's claim that this move was not about purging the government of dissenters but rather about improving efficiency and accountability. Whitehouse dismissed Vought's defense as "wild" and "not true," arguing that the real intent was to replace career civil servants with political appointees loyal to Trump, thereby undermining the nonpartisan nature of the federal workforce. This proposal has raised significant concerns about the politicization of government agencies and the potential erosion of the merit-based system in federal employment.

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