During the first three months of Donald Trump’s presidency, at least 121 thousand federal employees were fired.
This is evidenced by the data of the analysis conducted by the TV channel CNN. It notes that such a number is more than twice the number of recorded dismissals in any other industry.
It is specified that no other US agency faced such pressure as the USAID, which, according to the article, was eventually completely disbanded.
‘The aftermath of the mass layoffs has already caused ripple effects across the country and raised questions about the government’s ability to meet public needs in education, health care, transportation and public safety,’ the publication said.
The Atlantic previously wrote that Trump’s advisers are carrying out his orders only from the second time.
Trump himself earlier called the results of his work in the first 100 days of his presidency historic.