Trump shares article blasting federal workers, calling for long shutdown
Source: The Hill
BY MORGAN GSTALTER - 01/15/19 10:32 AM EST
President Trump on Monday shared an op-ed from a writer claiming to be an anonymous senior member of his administration who harshly criticizes federal workers as disloyal to the White House and worthy of losing their jobs.
The writer of the op-ed, published by a conservative news site, argues the partial government shutdown is an opportunity for Trump to greatly reduce the size of government. “On an average day, roughly 15 percent of the employees around me are exceptional patriots serving their country. I wish I could give competitive salaries to them and no one else,” the op-ed reads. “But 80 percent feel no pressure to produce results. If they don’t feel like doing what they are told, they don’t.”
Later in the op-ed, the author states that the first of the shutdown should be to win better security particularly at the southern border. Uniformed border officials should be paid, but non-essential employees should be let go, the author writes.
"Furloughed employees should find other work, never return and not be paid," the op-ed states.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/425377-Trump-shares-article-blasting-federal-workers-calling-for-long-shutdown
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