Trump Abruptly Walks Back His Directive To Fire Thousands Of Federal Employees

[LiberalArkie]

Mar 4, 2025, 01:54 PM EST

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday abruptly walked back his directive to federal agencies to fire thousands of probationary employees, a stunning reversal that comes days after a federal judge ruled that the president’s ongoing mass firings of federal workers are probably illegal.
In a new memo delivered to the heads of all federal agencies, the Office of Personnel Management ― the human resources agency of the federal government ― says it doesn’t actually have to comply with its previous instructions to fire all probationary employees, or people who have generally held their jobs for a year or less. Instead, per this memo, federal agencies have until Sept. 13 to come up with their own plans for reducing staff.
“OPM requests that agencies not issue any agency-specific rules until such rules have been reviewed and approved by OPM,” reads the revised guidance to federal agencies, issued by OPM acting Director Charles Ezell.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-reverses-directive-fire-federal-employees_n_67c65042e4b044c440ed75bd

[Scrivener7]

1. What an asshole. So all of this was about what? Scaring us?

[msongs]

2. because he can. wanted to make sure republicans were gonna go along with anything he did nt

[Scrivener7]

3. It's getting oddly little play here.

[tanyev]

6. Chaos is fun!

[Prairie Gates]

4. And what about all those who have already been fired? And what abotu Elon's chain saw?

What a fucking clown show.

[bluesbassman]

9. Class action lawsuit would be my guess.

And they'll win too. So any miniscule savings that the DOGE nose pickers effected will evaporate in lost productivity, back wages, court costs and fines.

Way to go Eloon, you really are a genius!

[orangecrush]

5. Believe it when I see it.

[Bristlecone]

7. He gets off tearing wings off of flies.

[wolfie001]

8. President Imbecile

That's all I got. We would've been so much better off with Hillary and Kamala. Unfuckingbelievable!

[spanone]

10. He's Mad.

[Meowmee]

11. Good, if it is for real, you never know with these madmen

[Blasphemer]

12. The Oligarchy is whispering in his ear. nt