How Trump Is Delivering on His Promise to Shrink the Federal Bureaucracy

Last updated on: January 5, 2018 at 8:40 am by Mark Meckler

How Trump Is Delivering on His Promise to Shrink the Federal Bureaucracy 2018-01-05T08:40:32-06:00 Mark Meckler

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It’s been almost a year since President Donald Trump settled into the Oval Office, and critics have been analyzing his every move. Will he keep his campaign promises? What will he tweet next? How much golf is he actually playing?

With all the media hysteria, Trump has been working behind the scenes to deliver on one campaign promise that is absolutely crucial to the survival of our nation. He promised to shrink the federal bureaucracy and he’s doing just that. In fact, an article in the Washington Post says his actions could “eventually bring the workforce down to levels not seen in decades.” Here’s more from the Post:

By the end of September, all Cabinet departments except Homeland Security, Veterans Affairs and Interior had fewer permanent staff than when Trump took office in January — with most shedding many hundreds of employees, according to an analysis of federal personnel data by The Washington Post.

The diminishing federal footprint comes after Trump promised in last year’s campaign to “cut so much your head will spin,” and it reverses a boost in hiring under President Barack Obama. The falloff has been driven by an exodus of civil servants, a diminished corps of political appointees and an effective hiring freeze.

Even though Congress did not pass a new budget in his first year, the drastic spending cuts Trump laid out in the spring — which would slash more than 30 percent of funding at some agencies — also has triggered a spending slowdown, according to officials at multiple departments.

Trump promised there’s more of this to come in 2018. (It’s a gift that keeps on giving!) Here’s the best part of the article, a quote from a professional bureaucrat Tony Reardon, president of the National Treasury Employees Union, which represents 150,000 federal workers at more than 30 agencies. “Morale has never been lower,” he said. “Government is making itself a lot less attractive as an employer.”

Music to my ears — I don’t want partisan bureaucrats to look at the government as their golden (and perpetual) paycheck. They have used the government to enrich themselves, abuse patriotic citizens, and thwart Trump’s efforts to make the government more efficient.

Not for long. Who knew that watching Trump drain the swamp would be so much fun?

Hat Tip: Washington Post

Image Credit: Gage Skidmore

Donald Trump speaking with supporters at a campaign rally at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona.

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