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Donald Trump goes to war with his employees
The US President wants to shrink and remake the civil service.
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On Jan 27, Mr Donald Trump revealed quite how far he intends to push.
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The Economist
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To get a sense of what US President Donald Trump’s first week did to the federal government, talk to people who work in it.
“I’ve been with the government for over 10 years, I lived through the first Trump administration, and nothing compares to this,” says one Treasury employee.
