Internal memo hints at Trump administration's plan to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : It also directs officials to collaborate with the White House's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to implement changes swiftly yet strategically.
44% : READ ALSO: Supreme Court orders Trump administration to release frozen foreign aid "This administration is finally going to give veterans what they want," VA Secretary Doug Collins stated in a social media video, insisting that the layoffs will not impact health care or benefits.
43% : "President Trump has a mandate for generational change in Washington, and that's exactly what we're going to deliver at the VA.
30% : Former VA Inspector General Michael Missal, who was recently dismissed as part of Trump's purge of oversight officials, warned that the agency is losing vital expertise. READ ALSO: "Really psychotic" - Rep. Jasmine Crockett slams Trump over Greenland proposal "What's going to happen is VA's not going to perform as well for veterans, and veterans are going to get harmed," Missal said.
29% : White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly defended the decision, stating that President Trump "refuses to accept the VA bureaucracy and bloat that has hindered veterans' ability to receive timely and quality care.

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