Civil servants to flee as Trump ‘drains the swamp’ (again)
Everyone knew Trump’s cabinet picks would be provocative and a purge of government workers was coming. But they have arrived with stunning speed.
Team Trump: Vivek Ramaswamy, Pete Hegseth, Kristi Noem, Matt Gaetz, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. AP, Getty
A n attorney-general who was investigated for sex-trafficking; a defence secretary who is a morning television talk show host; and a health chief who promoted a theory that COVID-19 vaccines were designed to control people via microchips.
Everyone knew Donald Trump’s cabinet picks would be provocative and Washington’s public servants knew a purge was heading their way. But no one knew exactly who would be in charge and how fast the US president-elect was going to pick his new team.
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