The Trump administration has proposed eliminating 15 percent of the Department of Veterans Affairs workforce.

Abby Vesoulis
June 6, 2025

"On Friday afternoon, thousands of veterans who fought wars on behalf of the United States descended on the National Mall in Washington, DC, to fight something else: cuts proposed by the Trump administration.

Since his inauguration in January, President Donald Trump has moved to slash and burn the federal workforce—and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is no exception. Already, the sprawling agency serving America’s 16 million military veterans has fired 2,400 probationary workers and proposed eliminating an additional 15 percent of its workforce—about 80,000 people.">

  • FlexibleToast@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 days ago

    As a veteran I can’t understand that they did. We swore to defend the constitution and then they vote for someone who incited an insurrection.

    • Boddhisatva@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      8 days ago

      Honestly, voting for Trump violated their oath to defend the constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. As you say, he staged an insurrection. He tried to overthrow the peaceful transfer of power and overturn the results of a legitimate election. No matter what Trump’s pet SCOTUS says, we all saw it on television. He is a domestic enemy.