🚨”Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo” There it is. As I’ve long warned. The Musk/Trump flamethrower is gonna hit VA harder than almost anywhere. And ~25% of all VA workers are vets. apnews.com/article/vete... - ThreadSky

rieckhoff.bsky.social • 11 days ago

🚨”Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo”

There it is.

As I’ve long warned. The Musk/Trump flamethrower is gonna hit VA harder than almost anywhere. And ~25% of all VA workers are vets. https://apnews.com/article/veterans-affairs-cuts-doge-musk-trump-f587a6bc3db6a460e9c357592e165712

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devgruppo.bsky.social•11 days ago

And remember that a lot of the added headcount was intended to support the PACT act. Besides the obvious moral depravity of abandoning vets, I’m not sure any administration wants to generate this level of desperation in this particular population

reneerochette.bsky.social•11 days ago

I hope the whole country revolt over this issue. WTF is wrong with Trump and this administration.

rieckhoff.bsky.social•11 days ago

But they’re making a terrible mistake. On a number of levels. Especially as the patriotic purged deepen the nationwide opposition to Trump.

I’m coming up next on #NewsNation for my weekly segment with #ConnellMcShane to react.

rieckhoff.bsky.social•11 days ago

Then at 4ET I’m on MSNBC #DeadlineWH with Nicolle Wallace to dig into it—and Trump’s total betrayal of Ukraine and American values.🚨

phoenixwomanmn.bsky.social•11 days ago

Even before this, they lost Virginia:

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/federal-layoffs-shake-virginia-ahead-2025-governors-race-rcna193794

graciehannah.bsky.social•11 days ago

Ask her about her heartless comments. 😕

kim2penn.bsky.social•11 days ago

As the daughter of two veterans, someone who lived on a military base through my childhood, I support the VA 100% and so greatly appreciate your service, past and present! ✊🇺🇸✊

doodleboy.bsky.social•11 days ago

Thank you!

jssw.bsky.social•11 days ago

Shame 😭😭

bubbles67.bsky.social•11 days ago

Disgusting. After all our vets have done for us. Vets are the last people I would ever wanna piss off for so many reasons.

badfur64.bsky.social•11 days ago

I find it incomprehenible that YOU KNOW that you have a Russian asset destroying the legacy of EVERY American that ever served/sacrificed and the futures of every American alive and yet to live, and EVEN you, the MOST honorable, vets and serving military, are not going to do anything about it.

kiwistrawberrie.bsky.social•11 days ago

They're rushing to destroy and privatize the entire federal government. Why are we so helpless to stop this? Why isn't there a failsafe?

bz1336.bsky.social•11 days ago

@rieckhoff.bsky.social In speech last night Trump said "We stand on the shoulders of these .... warriors who shed their blood on fields of battle and gave everything they had for our rights and for our freedom." And now he wants to burn down the VA? Such an out of touch hypocrite.

chiefchris2002.bsky.social•11 days ago

Meanwhile, I’ve been waiting two months for an appointment on March 25 🙄

deener2000.bsky.social•11 days ago

It’s time to muster the Bonus Army once again!

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