They voted for Trump, but now they’re losing their U.S. government jobs
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-02-26/federal-job-cuts-hit-trump-supporters
Some deliciousness:
“I was thinking that there would be changes,” said a Department of Agriculture researcher in the mid-Atlantic region who studies drought- and pest-resistant crops. “But instead of being focused, this is just going completely off the rails, chopping and slicing up parts of the government that are protecting Americans.”
The worker — who asked to remain anonymous to increase his chances of regaining his job — said he twice voted for Trump and was disturbed at how much authority over government reductions the president had turned over to his chief cost-cutter, Elon Musk.
Jocelyn Steward, a health insurance specialist with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said she thought it was the Trump administration that had lost the focus on the proper priorities.
Steward said she had consistently voted as a Democrat but felt that, as a Black woman, the party had taken her vote for granted. She voted for Trump, hoping for change, in 2016, 2020 and last year. But she now feels Musk has helped lead the president astray. “I would love to see Trump remove him and put himself back in complete charge,” she said. “I believe it’s going to ruin his presidency.”
Another Trump voter described how he had served with the military in Iraq and Afghanistan, suffering post-traumatic stress disorder, and recently found fulfillment at the Veterans Affairs Department, helping others work through financial difficulties.
“I mean, I’ll recover, but this, this was really a job that meant a lot to me,” said the worker, who identified himself only as Mike. “It was a way for me to give back, to help veterans that are struggling, and that was something I felt that I did a very good job at.”
He said he had “proudly” voted for Trump. “But at this point, I mean obviously, I never would have expected things to go this far. I’m still in shock,” he added. “To say whether I regret that vote, I don’t want to go as far as to say that.”