His order will politicize policy positions. It’s a terrible idea. I know; I worked for the federal government for almost 38 years. The less we had to deal with politics, the better.
Congress won’t block Trump’s order to strip civil service protections from many federal workers https://t.co/cyQU9kTzi5
— Post Politics (@postpolitics) December 21, 2020
Trump appointee resigns as a "matter of conscience" over executive order aimed at civil service https://t.co/mfeWG0c3F0 pic.twitter.com/S8hChzNpRI
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) October 27, 2020
The fact that the Trump administration hates the civil service so much shows why we need an apolitical civil service that can't be hijacked after each election.
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) October 24, 2020
And no, I am not actually a civil service employee. But I'm glad the civil service exists.
At a fundraiser Thursday night, Trump said dealing with officials in his own government was more difficult than dealing with North Korea or Russia or China. Inside his years-long frustration with the civil service, by @reinlwapo @jdawsey1 @ToluseO: https://t.co/x7T42WiT6k
— FrancesSteadSellers (@FrancesSSellers) October 24, 2020
Trump issues order for tens of thousands of career federal employees to lose their civil service protections – The Washington Post w/Ericyoderwp https://t.co/7P8BbF2BiR
— Lisa Rein (@Reinlwapo) October 23, 2020
President Trump signed an executive order that could substantially expand his ability to hire and fire tens of thousands of federal workers during a second term, potentially allowing him to weed out what he sees as a “deep state” bureaucracy https://t.co/igalICWDWW
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) October 22, 2020
This is not an empty threat: Trump can end the civil service system without Congress and absolutely will if he is back in office https://t.co/Xrhs0PZHVz https://t.co/h4igQVxyho
— Don Moynihan (@donmoyn) March 13, 2022