Russ Vought is mass firing federal workers

[dalton99a]

https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-10-10-2025

Budget office says ‘substantial’ firings of federal workers have started
Edited By BRIDGET BROWN and PAMELA SAMPSON
Updated 1:37 PM CDT, October 10, 2025

The White House budget office said Friday that mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers as the government shutdown continues.

Russ Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, said on the social media site X that the “RIFs have begun,” referring to reduction-in-force plans aimed at reducing the size of the federal government.

The White House previewed that it would pursue the aggressive layoff tactic shortly before the government shutdown began on Oct. 1, telling all federal agencies to submit their reduction-in-force plans to the budget office for its review. It said reduction-in-force could apply for federal programs whose funding would lapse in a government shutdown, is otherwise not funded and is “not consistent with the President’s priorities.”

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[eppur_se_muova]

1. So ... now they're shooting the hostages ? Hardly surprising. This is the type of people we're dealing with. nt

[Irish_Dem]

2. Trump loves to inflict as much pain as possible to get what he wants.

He will make everyone suffer until he wins.

[yardwork]

3. Vought seems to be running the White House.

Along with Miller.

[GoCubsGo]

5. They ARE running it.

Along with Susie Wiles. Trump just rubber-stamps whatever they put in front of him.

[gab13by13]

8. Forgot Putin.

[Raven123]

4. Oh heck, this was going to happen anyway.

It is not tied to the shutdown. It is tied to the funding for Argentina and Trump’s “free” plane.

[surfered]

6. Please start with ICE. They're new hires and not yet vested with civil service protections

[Fil1957]

7. Ruining people's lives is just soo much fun...

[gab13by13]

9. Unwashed Americans are not needed,

AI will take care of the billionaires.

What do corporations do to make the bottom line at times, they fire people and Wall Street loves it. Look for the market to go even higher.

[Baitball Blogger]

10. This level of desperation can only mean they are at the end of their rope.