President Donald Trump signed an executive order that reduces the scope of the federal bureaucracy by eliminating nonessential government agencies and functions.
The order mandates certain agencies to reduce non-statutory functions, including:
- The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
- The United States Agency for Global Media, including Voice of America
- The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in the Smithsonian Institution
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services
- The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness
- The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
- The Minority Business Development Agency
The order instructs the agencies, some of which are not even on the radar of most Americans, to reduce operations to the bare minimum required by law.
Trump’s approach allows the agencies to continue legally mandated duties, but eliminates superfluous activities that may divert resources from more pressing national priorities, such as shrinking the $36 trillion national debt.
The executive order also directs the heads of the affected agencies to submit a compliance report to the Office of Management and Budget within seven days. The report must detail which functions are statutorily required and assess the extent of necessary personnel and funding reductions.
OMB and other relevant executive offices will review these agencies’ budget requests as the process continues to ensure they align with the new directive, and are not spending on non-essential services.
Many of Trump’s previous executive orders have landed in the liberal District of Columbia Court as nongovernmental organizations and former employees of the federal government sue the Trump Administration. But that may be part of the Trump strategy of revealing whether the executive branch is really in charge, or if the judicial branch is actually the one running the government. Americans should have that answer, either way.
Trump continues to dismantle important Government functions, doing great harm to the Nation and its economy, not to mention your investments.
Trump is a serial liar, a con man who mocks the disabled and women. He’s a narcissist and a bully, a man with no fixed principles who has the vocabulary of an emotionally insecure nine-year-old.
You elected a convicted felon to the most powerful office in the world — broadly immune from accountability, and literally above the law in his official duties.
Now look, with the chaos bubbling all around you. On again, off again tariffs, pointless trade wars with our allies; endless graft; a slash and burn through the government that endangers everything from air travel to Social Security; pardons for rioters and crooked politicians; assaults on the rule of law and free speech; the abandonment of allies; attacks on the press, the courts, and the legal establishment, and now a crumbling stock market.
We are all winning So Bigly. Never in our history has a President so recklessly damaged and sabotaged his country. Shame on all who voted for him. When he comes for you and your benefits, don’t say we didn’t tell you.
May I suggest you get a copy of the Constitution out and read it. If you think importing mass illegal aliens (and paying them more than I get on SS a month. I’ve been working since I was 15, the illegals have never even paid into the system) who are trafficking children, drugs and weapons into this country unchecked is a good thing, you are sick. Name one person (AN AMERICAN) who has lost their SS or Medicare, I’ll Wait!….. The appointed judges do not have the authority to override the POTUS. If you think Ukraine is an ally, you better do some research. They have Obama funded bio labs, leads all other countries in child trafficking and adrenochrome harvesting, drafting 15 years old into the army and they haven’t allowed an election there in years.The chaos you speak of is being paid for by George Soros. The protestors even admitted that they are being paid. DIVIDE & CONQUER IS SOCIALISM 101.The crooked politicians you speak off are DEMOCRATS & RINOS. USAID was nothing more than a slush fund and a money laundering operation. MSM is all owned by the same corporations and are script readers, period. Trump is following the Constitution, because WE ARE A CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC NOT A DEMOCRACY. Again, read the Constitution and tell me where the the word Democracy appears, I’ll wait….. SHAME BE ON YOU FOR SUPPORTING THIS KIND OF ILLEGAL LAWLESSNESS, CHILD TRAFFICKING AND PEDOPHELIA. DO SOME RESEARCH AND BY RESEARCH I DON’T MEAN BLINDLY FOLLOWING THE MSM. It INVOLVES CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS & PATTERN RECOGNITION. YOU ARE LACKING IN BOTH. GO BACK TO MOMMY’S BASEMENT.
First, I said nothing about illegal immigration. I am opposed to it, of course.
Second, I said nothing about either child trafficking or pedophilia. I absolutely detest both. And be careful who you accuse of this because some people will sue you for such slander.
Third, WTF is adrenochrome harvesting? You have been watching way too much of something, but I don’t know what.
Fourth, your SS and Medicare may not have been touched yet, but they will be. Check back with me then.
And finally, please leave some of the Kool Aid for the others. You seem to have drunk the whole world’s supply of it.
You are a certified MAGA kook whose mind has been completely taken over by extreme right-wing ideology and conspiracy theories. Honestly, madam, you need to get some help.
Deb,
actually its estimated that illegal immigrants payed $25+ billion into @S.S in 2022.More than $85 billion total into fed and state taxes throughout.And none of which they can draw on,(I’ll allow for some state assistance to be fair to your point).
Current draft age for Ukranian men is 25,as of 4/3/24.
It’s not hard to corroborate a lot of facts for the most part.Tiny bit of work for the most part.
The drama and spin..well that’s free.
And this comes from a person who’s been a recovering republican since the lead up to the Iraq war(I was born a republican 63 yrs ago) .Not a big fan of far left, but the far right is downright scary, but then Im kinda partial to the constitution and all that outdated stuff.
Since S.S and medicare/caid take up such a large part of the budget at this point in time(for the next 15-20 yrs),id be a bit nervous in your shoes.But then I planned on a 50% haircut 9 yrs ago, as a good fiscal conservative would.
That being said,I think we have a chance to course correct here despite the idiot in charge and his/they “Revenge Tour”.Im most impressed by Treas,. sec.
The rest are just idiots in front of a tv when they can.
Thank you for your opinion. This represents a view. There are millions of others in the world that also have a view. Which view is right and which view is wrong only history will tell.
You are entitled to your own opinions, however right or wrong they may be, but you are not entitled to your own facts.
The dog,
Hahaha i don’t depend on benefits. I get everything I have by my own hands. It is you who is so hopelessly dependent on government handouts and it shows.
What you fear is happening is not actually happening but you continue to believe it. What you believe shall become your reality, not the rest of ours.
Too bad. You have been given many chances to see the truth for yourself but you instead choose to be blinded by rage. Fitting for a leftist.
We tried to show you a better way, but you continue to believe the comforting lies of whatever news source you consume. Your defeat is self inflicted and I am here for it. Some damn good content.
You only think that everything you have was acquired by your own hands. If you take the time to look a little bit deeper, you will see that many other people, including the actions of many people working in government, contributed to your success. Everybody is like that. No man or woman is an island.
Whidbey,
You are right, to an extent.
I have had help along the way, from individuals. I have given more than I have received.
I do not take hand outs, I accept cooperation.
I have experienced the open hearts of my fellow Americans.
I have seen how our corrupted government has sold us out and made things increasingly difficult by ways of fake news keeping us agitated and promoting endless wars to keep us fighting against each other. Our government has sparked conflict in other countries that causes their people to hate us, even as innocent citizens. Now that same apparatus has our own country fighting against itself.
This is why it is important to MAGA. To be shining examples of what it means to make our country great.
I am sorry you have been fooled and have voted for our economic enslavement again and again. It’s ok, you just don’t know any better.
But things are changing. There will be growing pains but eventually our ship will be righted again and we shall continue towards a golden age for Americans.
I will agree with you on one point: People don’t want war. It’s always and only the politicians that do.
Time for another Covid booster shot.
Boost often.
President continues to ignore the co equal branches of Government and disregard the US Constitution while kowtowing to Putin like a Russian agent. Fixed it for ya.
The federal judiciary has no respect for “co-equal branches of government”. There is no evidence that President Trump is compromised in any way by Vladimir Putin. Those lines are getting really boring.
Nazi.
Russia, Russia, Russia.
White Supremacy.
TransPhobic.
It’s all they have.
Yawn.
It’s actually comedic now – their lack of self reflection and self awareness.
In 1987, Alnur Mussayev served in the 6th Directorate of the USSR KGB in Moscow. The most important direction of the work of the 6th was the recruitment of businessmen from capitalist countries. It was then that the Soviet administration recruited a 40-year-old businessman from the United States by the name of Donald J Trump, under the pseudonym “Krasnov”. And put into this context, his lack of support for Ukraine, his undermining of NATO, and his sycophancy towards Vladimir Putin all make sense and fall into line. We have a Manchurian Candidate as our President.
In 1987, Alnur Mussayev served in the 6th Directorate of the USSR KGB in Moscow. The most important direction of the work of the 6th was the recruitment of businessmen from capitalist countries. It was then that the Soviet administration recruited a 40-year-old businessman from the United States by the name of Donald J Trump, under the pseudonym “Krasnov”. And put into this context, his lack of support for Ukraine, his undermining of NATO, and his sycophancy towards Vladimir Putin all make sense and fall into line. We have a Manchurian Candidate as our President.
Hahahaahaahahaha!!!
TDS is real!
Deranged much?
Whidbey,
Didn’t you just write this?
“You are a certified MAGA kook whose mind has been completely taken over by extreme right-wing ideology and conspiracy theories. Honestly, madam, you need to get some help.”
I know it makes you feel good to belittle others, but how do you expect anyone to take you seriously? You don’t even take yourself seriously.
Anyone who believes that Libs are harvesting “adrenochrome” from kids for purposes of achieving immortality is a certifiable kook. You’re pretty rational Steve-O, so I know you won’t disagree. I stand by my assertion.
In contrast, no, I don’t really believe in the Krasnov story (although it is fun to put it out there just to watch the reaction), because I can distinguish BS from reality. Obviously you can’t say that about Ms. Brave. She is far, far gone.
And while we’re on the subject of preposterous fantasies, here are a few more doozies purportedly believed by the Right: 1) Trump actually won in 2020, 2) the J6ers were just tourists out for a stroll, 3) vaccines are bad for you, and 4) Trump actually won his Club’s golf championship yesterday.
Let’s all stick to the Truth point forward. I know it’s less exciting, but it actually way more useful than fallacy.
Whidbey, the facts of adrenochrome are still uncertain, but there is no denying that much of our entertainment industry activity and openly worships dark ideas. If you would like to look at the evidence for yourself, a great place to start would be vigilantcitizen.com
I don’t ask that you believe me, but just observe for yourself.
These prople have heavy influence over our culture and it is not towards divine light, no, it is towards the darkest forms of materialism and self indulgence. They serve themselves and not humanity.
Look for yourself.
These lawsuits will wind up at SCOTUS, who will teeth-grindingly admit the President is in charge of the executive – IF all the changes, including lay-offs – have been done within the bounds of the law. Unions and commies be aware: no one has a right to any particular job – we serve at the will of our employer, even if we have to be terminated for cause under the law. The DC court will only delay…
That’s the problem; people are being terminated without cause. In fact, people with stellar performance evaluations are being fired. This has nothing to do with efficiency or fraud and waste. If you think that every federal employee is part of the deep
state, then you are truly paranoid.
Employment isn’t guaranteed.
Guaranteed employment is Socialism.
Government bureaucracy is bloated.
Time to cut jobs even if you are a great government worker.
Welcome to life in the private sector.
I worked in the private sector for a decade and I don’t ever recall being worried I’d be fired for no reason at all, regardless of my performance. I think you and the rest of the MAGA crowd just take pleasure in federal employees being fired because you think all 2.3 million of them conspired to railroad your daddy.
And not only that Cman comma, they detest the use of their tax money to pay for government employees who have better job security and benefits than they do. There’s a large jealousy component here, and it isn’t pretty.
Unfortunately, Cman, you have put your finger directly on the problem. Paranoia runs rampant in the MAGA crowd.
Anyone on probation can be terminated at any time without any reason at all.
Those who are in agencies that are being downsized are likewise able to be terminated without any reason. In the private sector, this is referred to as reorganization.
In the private sector, when a company goes out of business, its employees are likewise released without cause. Given the national debt / annual deficit, you can make a good case for going out of business as rationale.
Finally, we had the standing offer to all federal workers for 8 months pay in return for resignation. About 75 k took the buyout. While the administration wanted upwards of 2 million, this is a good start. You can make a pretty good case that those too stupid to take the buyout are not sufficiently intelligent to remain in federal employment. Of course, your mileage will vary. Cheers –
Trump is about to sign a funding bill that authorize spending on everything he said he is ending. Scam anyone?
Well,you know if we the electorate hadn’t allowed our government to degrade to point it has, we wouldn’t have this chaotic disruption that appears to be the only readily available way to start putting the brakes on the runaway train. Now we will have to pay a painful price to right the ship and put it on a course to recovery and maybe even become the country of good ethics ( including work ethics) and moral values that made us the beacon of hope for the rest of the world. Hope springs eternal in the hearts of good men so straighten up, get to work and be the good example instead of a whining lackey.
“…such as shrinking the $36 trillion national debt.” That’s the best line in this article! Talk about pure fantasy. Do any of you Trumpers actually believe Trump’s economic plan will make us all so rich we won’t know where to spend all of our money? If so, that’s a level of gullibility the world has never seen before, to borrow from Trump’s lexicon.
The repubs approved the continuation of biden’s spending program. If approved by djt, that debt expansion will be called DJT’s asinine budget program.
You mean the 36 Trillion in illegal debt? You do know the Federal Reserve is not part of the Government right?. The Federal Reserve was a bunch of bankers who met on Jeckyll Island and decided they wanted to control all the money. So they devised a plan. They decided that they would print the money and then LOAN it back to the government with interest. The voters never approved it but they did it anyway. The Federal Reserve is a corporation. Just like the FBI, CIA, FDA, CDC, CPS, EPA. Even the USA was incoporated. It is now a Bankrupt Corporation. USA, Inc. registered out of Delaware. Then they renamed it The White House, Inc. Ever hear of the SCOTUS ruling called West Virginia vs EPA? decided 6/2022? SCOTUS held that Congress had no authority nor ability to delegate it’s rule making authority to any outside agency, bureau or bureaucrat.Then you have the Chevron deference. etc, It’s all been a scam. There are only 2 parties in this country right now…Patriots and Traitors. I am not a republican or a democrat, I am a Patriot. Eposing the fraud that we have been calling our government is not only needed, it’s way overdue. No onee said it would be easy. Why do you think Kennedy said he would shatter the CIA into a milion pieces ans expose all the fraud? Then they killed him. I am saying the entire government it’s too huge, too corrupt & evil. Our founding fathers were NOT career Politicians. They were farmers, blacksmiths, tavern owners, etc.. And THE ORIGINAL CONSTITUTION WAS AMAZING. Look up the “Organic Act of 1871”. That’s when “We the People” lost our power. We grew complacent and weak and we allowed our government to be an out of control monster. Cutting out the waste is a start. God picks imperfect people who are perfect for the job. It’s either now or never. If we fail here, it’s over.
Amen Deb
Oh dear, oh dear. Where to start? I know – it’s hopeless with this one so don’t even try.
Sigh.
Yes, I know, dear, it’s been a long, dark, and cold winter living alone in that off grid cabin, with no one to talk to except Wilson the Volleyball.
Trump must follow up on executive orders with legislation passed by Congress to solidify these small, baby steps to restore a democratic (defined by all power rests with the citizens, not donor controlled prostitutes termed “politicians, bureaucrats, judges and financial donors” now.
He only has 4 years to solidify this 2nd revolution against the American inbred klepotocratic class that has solidified totalitarian control and all but destroyed this nation and society.
Alaska has no relief in sight, as we are so far gone with all the transplanted kleptocrats and west coast liberals who mooch off state money and an impotent, non politically meaningful tiny percentage of cogent conservatives.
This state in name only remains a colonial territory for the continued exploitation by outside interests.
There is a small, but critical chance our great grandchildren may someday know what freedom, education and prosperity is. This is why continuing to resist and sacrifice to end the liberal harlotry supported by both Democrats and fake Republicans in Juneau is worth the effort.
Thankfully the predominate Eskimo population in Greenland voted for independence from Greenland and to avoid incorporation into the US. The Alaska model is bad news for Natives.
He has roughly 18 months. Lack of Congressional movt on codifying the EOs into law as per the Constitution. Repubs so far have been a disaster except perhaps Rep Massie and Sen Paul.
They just sealed at least a raise in the national debt to $37-38 trillion. Nick, Dan and Lisa just saddled countless future generations with more debt. Classic repub move.
Democrats are so mad about this, that they are literally blind with rage (a normal state for them, but still…)
Apparently Democrats LOVE waste and fraud in our massive federal government, and literally hate people who try and cut it, thereby saving us taxpayers money, and getting us value for our taxes.
How else to explain their insane rage?
Just look at the first 2 comments here to see the reaction from the Left, to anyone who cuts the waste and fraud.
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Real Americans are cheering loudly at the rooting out waste, fraud, and outright theft of our tax dollars, and cutting the budget, and hopefully even paying down some of our massive debt, which if left the way it is heading, will send us off a financial cliff, and plunge the country into anarchy.
Thank you Suzanne for reporting this. Thank you Dog and RINO for letting us know in MAGA Land just how EFFECTIVE PRESIDENT TRUMP IS. He is keeping his promises to the American People. Your cries are the sounds of the Flushing of the SWAMP..
Dog, you and Rino are part of the problem they are dismantling. Clearly you two want thieves running the show. Typical Dem…. Don’t shine that light to expose the bs going on!
Sorry.
We are all sick of this type of chiding. It’s childish at best! But hey, that’s what the Libtards like Dog and Rino do best. Clean up the Government! Obviously Trump is on the right track!??????
The status quo was an ever mounting, uncontrollable debt that kept weakening our dollar. At the end of the day, the common W2 employee doesn’t care one iota about identity politics – they care about putting food on the table while keeping a roof over their heads. Trump 2.0 is pulling the veil back, exposing the true grift and cutting off Uncle Sam’s credit card. It’s a breath of fresh air and it took a man with courage to stop the insanity.
Maybe the alternative would have been better, who knows. Had I found some “feel good” cause in my community to “fight for”, created a non-profit NGO to get multi-million dollar grants to fund it all the while I create an LLC to pay and execute my little enterprise, I could have really cashed in on the true grift.
But, I didn’t. That playbook is normally reserved for politicians and their bureaucrat buddies.
Everyone of Trump’s actions is to secure an extension of tax cuts for $Billionaires. You get what you elect
Frank, don’t you ever get tired of being silly. The top 10% of wage earners (those with incomes over $169,800) pay 75.8% of the taxes. So any tax cut will help them and might also help the bottom 50% (earning $46,637 or less) who pay only 2.3% of the taxes collected. Maybe if the left stopped ranting about billionaires they might actually come up with some solutions to the $2 trillion deficit we have every year. You could take the entire net worth away from all the billionaires in the US (leaving them homeless and on Welfare and Medicaid) and only fund the US government for just over a year. Come up with a different diatribe, just for once.
Frank. I used to want to defend my position and correct you with truth, but it appears you and your leftoid buddies are too far gone in your brainwashing.
I voted in Trump and I like what he is doing.
What you all accuse him of is quite disconnected from reality. You are foaming at the mouth with such unhinged rage and I find it satisfying.
All the right people are upset about whatever it is you perceive to be happening, locking you in a state of fear and paranoia. This works well for us. For without a level head, you remain controllable and pose no threat to the correction of our country.
Keep seething and gnashing your teeth for your reality is about to crumble apart.
I used to care that all were taken care of but at this point, you can fall with the rest of your leftoids and our world will be much better off.
Oh Frank.,,,
Excellent! Yet repub party undermines djt by continuing and approving biden’s stupid budget.
Lisa, Dan, and Nick voted to sustain the obscene amounts of federal spending. This budget, in all fairness, if signed by djt, becomes djt’s stupid flithy spending bill.
Then atop this…. Lisa and Dan voted with dems like Sen Booker, Blumenthal, Warnock and Schiff to prevent ending the current taxpayer support for potential fraudulent and anti-American foriegn aid.
Let’s not even start discussing Dan and other Repubs’ lack of accountability allowing this rampant fraudulent spending to occur in the first place.
The repub party is establishment focused not American focused. It cannot be fixed from the inside. It no longer has firm foundations and as such, this house, built on sand, is crumbling, held up by fearful voters. Be Brave, walk away, allow that house to fall. It’s time to build anew.
Excuse the mispellings……My keyboard sticks. The point is “WE THE PEOPLE” need to take our power back, period.
Which people, exactly, dear Deb constitute We the People?
Isn’t it great. Yes, making America great again one day at a time. You forgot Hitler, Nazi, and KKK in your name calling; stick with the narrative.
And Princess Pork fights it every step of the way.
It’s funny to see one of the outages being “people have been doing stellar jobs”.
Have they? And how would anyone here actually know?
Truth is, these people, even the ones doing “stellar” work, do not have a right to these positions. They work for us, not us for them.
But beyond that we are in desperate financial trouble and we can’t afford them.
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