US plans to fire 80,000 Veterans Affairs workers as part of Trump cuts

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

43% : "Donald Trump is once again proving what we have known all along - that he has nothing but contempt for our veterans," he said.
42% : The memo directed agency staff to work with tech billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to make the cuts.
42% : A board that reviews the firings of federal employees has ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to temporarily reinstate thousands of workers who lost their jobs as part of the layoffs spearheaded by Trump and Musk. Cathy Harris, a Democratic member of the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, in a written order blocked the USDA from firing probationary employees for 45 days on Wednesday while a challenge to the terminations plays out.
21% : On Tuesday a federal judge blocked Trump from firing Harris and removing her from her position with the board without cause before her term expires in three years.

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