Trump Is Making It Easier To Fire Federal Workers Who Disagree With Him

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A new rule will face legal battles, but would make “resistance” to Trump policies — like saying climate change is real — a fireable offense. Is it a fireable offense to say climate change is real? If you’re a government scientist whose work is considered “policy-influencing,” the answer may soon be “yes.” Tens of thousands of highly skilled government employees will be stripped of job protections — and become fireable based on their supposed infidelity to the president’s agenda — under the