Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:16pm on 26 Feb 2025,Wednesday International
The Trump administration is preparing large-scale layoffs as Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency, pushes a $1 trillion budget cut. At a cabinet meeting, Trump assured that health and retirement benefits would remain untouched. Over 100,000 federal employees have already accepted buyouts or been dismissed, with deeper cuts expected. Trump also seeks to extend the 2017 tax cuts, despite concerns over adding trillions to the national debt. Musk warned, “If this continues, the country will go de facto bankrupt.” The layoffs are expected to impact career employees beyond probationary workers.
