The Trump Presidency Is Going Great

Trump’s war on federal workers is built on a lie. The White House keeps pushing the debunked claim that only 6% of federal employees work in person full-time—despite overwhelming evidence proving it false. The statistic originated from a completely unscientific survey, yet it’s been parroted by Trump, Elon Musk, and top GOP officials as justification for gutting the federal workforce. Even after fact-checkers torched the claim, the administration doubled down, weaving it into its mass firings and office closures. The reality? More than half of federal employees are required to work in person daily, and remote work averages just 10%. But in Trump’s post-truth world, the facts don’t matter—only the destruction of government does.

Trump’s purge of federal workers is putting public health on the chopping block. Hundreds of experts tackling life-or-death issues—maternal mortality, child tobacco use, and organ transplant failures—were fired in the administration’s latest gutting of the federal workforce. Scientists at the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products, which is funded by industry fees rather than taxpayers, were let go, slowing efforts to keep nicotine-laced candy-flavored vapes out of kids' hands. A new CMS program to address America’s abysmal maternal death rate lost nearly half its team just weeks after launch. Organ transplant reform efforts, meant to prevent lifesaving organs from being lost in transit, are now indefinitely stalled. The administration claims it’s cutting ‘non-mission critical’ employees, but these firings tell a different story: it’s not about efficiency—it’s about sabotage.

Trump swore Social Security was off-limits—so why is Musk’s team shutting down offices? The Department of Government Efficiency has arrived at the Social Security Administration, already slashing jobs and closing at least 10 local offices, making it harder for vulnerable Americans to access benefits. Musk, meanwhile, is ranting about 150-year-old 'vampires' receiving Social Security, while his hand-picked operatives push a ‘cut-first, fix-later’ agenda. The administration’s quiet assault on the program is disproportionately hitting the elderly, disabled, and children who rely on these services. Turns out ‘protecting Social Security’ meant protecting it from the people who need it most.

Texas abortion bans are killing women—exactly as predicted. A new ProPublica analysis shows that since Texas criminalized abortion, life-threatening sepsis cases for miscarrying patients have surged more than 50%. The state’s laws have created dangerous delays in care, forcing doctors to wait until fetal heartbeats stop or complications become life-threatening before acting. The result? Pregnant women suffering preventable organ failure, permanent injuries, and death. Meanwhile, Texas officials refuse to even study the spike in maternal deaths, with the state’s mortality review board skipping over 2022 and 2023 data entirely. Because nothing says 'pro-life' like ignoring the bodies piling up.

The administration’s crackdown on “big government” sure is profitable—for them. While Elon Musk and his crew demand budget cuts and layoffs across federal agencies, funding for their own pet project, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has mysteriously ballooned to nearly $40 million. The Trump administration refuses to disclose where the money is going, claiming DOGE is “maximally transparent” while simultaneously dodging FOIA requests and legal challenges. Critics point out that if DOGE is a federal agency, it must follow transparency laws. If it’s not, then it’s illegally siphoning federal funds. Either way, the grift is strong. Apparently, ‘draining the swamp’ means redirecting the cash flow.