As Donald Trump's presidency enters its third week, federal workers across various agencies are in disarray due to drastic changes initiated by the administration. Agencies like USAID and the EPA face the impact of frozen funding and potential restructuring, raising fears of job security and mission disruption. Elon Musk's controversial involvement in USAID has left employees nervous and uncertain about their roles, prompting widespread anxiety within the federal workforce as they confront a hostile takeover atmosphere. Many workers express feelings of betrayal and confusion amid the disorienting environment created by the Trump administration's tactics.
"A lot of us are scared and feel betrayed," a person who works for USAID told The Verge. "When [people] get hired, they take an oath to protect the constitution."
"I think everyone is really scared about what happened at USAID, because I don't think anyone thought that was possible," says one Department of Labor employee.
Through conversations with half a dozen federal workers, all but one of whom were granted anonymity because they feared retaliation for speaking out about the Trump administration's actions, it's clear that the hostile takeover of federal agencies is putting employees and contractors on edge, uncertain if they'll have a job the next day.
It's long been a strategy in Trump world to 'flood the zone' with information, making it hard for the media and the public to know where to look, or where to concentrate their opposition.
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