Donald Trump's administration has proposed drastic budget cuts to federal agencies, including an 84% reduction to the office in the Department of Housing and Urban Development that aids disaster recovery. This follows layoffs at multiple agencies, totaling around 200,000 probationary employees. Notably, the cuts seem to prioritize funding tax breaks for billionaires over essential services. The proposed changes have stirred concerns over the loss of vital support for disaster recovery and public health, with significant retrenchments in agencies like the FAA, CDC, and EPA.
Thursday morning opened with the news that Donald Trump says he is cutting the department charged with rebuilding homes and infrastructure after major disasters-think Hurricane Helene and the California wildfires-by 84 percent. An already understaffed agency of 936 employees would be cut to 150.
...it's clear that they're not about cutting waste but cutting programs in order to fund tax cuts for billionaires and subsidies to Musk's companies.
In the one month since Trump's inauguration, at least 200,000 federal 'probationary' employees have been threatened with layoffs, but they haven't all happened yet.
Roughly 75,000 employees took a DOGE buyout, though some have found that the compensation contracts they signed are not being honored.
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