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Over 50K federal employees and their $2B in salaries eliminated under Trump in 2025
Over 50,000 federal employees and $2 billion in salaries were eliminated under Trump in 2025. Biden's final year in office saw federal salaries increase by more than $10 billion and the headcount rise by over 13,000.
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