The Daily Populous Tuesday February 25th, 2025 evening edition
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*NEW DATA* DeLauro and Wasserman Schultz Estimate Number of Veterans Who Lost Their Jobs Under Trump and President Musk

WASHINGTON — House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Ranking Member Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) released data on the estimated number of veterans fired so far by Trump and unchecked billionaire President Elon Musk.

“Our veterans make significant sacrifices in service of our country, but those sacrifices do not seem to matter to President Trump and unchecked billionaire Elon Musk,” said Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro. “They are an essential part of our federal workforce, bringing their expertise to every single agency. Republicans are turning their back on them, allowing Musk to fire at least 6,000 veterans and leave them with no way to feed their families or keep a roof over their heads. This move should outrage anyone who respects our veterans and servicemembers and believes our promises to them should be upheld. We have repeatedly asked the Trump administration for additional information on the exact number of veterans they have fired and what they plan to do to support them. The American people deserve answers.”

“Trump and Musk have launched an unwarranted and unjustified attack on the veterans and military spouses who sacrificed so much for all of us. By upending their lives and careers, these groundless firings are a disgraceful assault on heroes who admirably served our country. It is deeply offensive that this Administration would attempt to balance our budget on the backs of our veterans,” said Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Ranking Member Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

The fact sheet can be found here, which details how many veterans Donald Trump and Elon Musk have fired so far.

The federal government is the single largest employer of veterans in this country, making up 30 percent of the nearly 2.3 million civilian federal workforce. The so-called “Department of Government Efficiency’s” (DOGE) stated goal to eliminate 75 percent of the federal workforce could mean that up to 500,000 veterans could lose their jobs.

This analysis is an estimate based on publicly available sources. The Administration has failed to respond to any questions requesting details about the firings.

DeLauro and Wasserman Schultz will periodically update this information as more veterans are fired.

CthulhuAlmighty on February 25th, 2025 at 13:49 UTC »

In fairness to Trump, I don’t think he knows that nearly 6,000 of those fired employees were veterans. If he did, he’d have fired way more veterans.

secretlyjudging on February 25th, 2025 at 13:42 UTC »

Are veterans considered DEI hires? I think so judging from all the questions on every job app I’ve ever seen but I don’t work HR so not 100 % sure.

Jasminewindsong2 on February 25th, 2025 at 13:38 UTC »

How many times were veterans told Trump didn’t give a fuck about them?

How many more gold star families and ex-POW’s did he have to insult for ya’ll to get the hint?

Trump will never give a fuck about American veterans. This is just the beginning. They’re already discussing how to cut VA benefits.

When Trump says he loves America he means he loves how much money it makes him.