Al Gore

Sorry, yes, running up. Yeah, so 426,000. So, like, you did fire a ton of people. Well, but remember, a lot of these were not firings. Some of them were. A lot of these were buyouts. We had buyout authority from the Congress, which these guys don't, by the way. We had hiring freezes, which these guys are using.

Sorry, yes, running up. Yeah, so 426,000. So, like, you did fire a ton of people. Well, but remember, a lot of these were not firings. Some of them were. A lot of these were buyouts. We had buyout authority from the Congress, which these guys don't, by the way. We had hiring freezes, which these guys are using.

It worked. It was not as dramatic as what they're doing now. But we did have backlash. What we did not have were lawsuits. OK, nobody sued us because we went through the established channels for doing these things.

It worked. It was not as dramatic as what they're doing now. But we did have backlash. What we did not have were lawsuits. OK, nobody sued us because we went through the established channels for doing these things.

It worked. It was not as dramatic as what they're doing now. But we did have backlash. What we did not have were lawsuits. OK, nobody sued us because we went through the established channels for doing these things.

For example, not with Congress. I mean, this is the thing about Doge that's so weird, is that they're ignoring Congress so much.

For example, not with Congress. I mean, this is the thing about Doge that's so weird, is that they're ignoring Congress so much.

For example, not with Congress. I mean, this is the thing about Doge that's so weird, is that they're ignoring Congress so much.

Ironically, I have been talking to my former colleagues and we think we've gotten more press for the National Performance Review in the last six weeks than we did in the whole seven years the damn thing ran.

Ironically, I have been talking to my former colleagues and we think we've gotten more press for the National Performance Review in the last six weeks than we did in the whole seven years the damn thing ran.

Ironically, I have been talking to my former colleagues and we think we've gotten more press for the National Performance Review in the last six weeks than we did in the whole seven years the damn thing ran.

It's impossible to cut all $271 billion of this. You wouldn't have a government left. In other words, you're lucky to cut $50 billion.

It's impossible to cut all $271 billion of this. You wouldn't have a government left. In other words, you're lucky to cut $50 billion.

It's impossible to cut all $271 billion of this. You wouldn't have a government left. In other words, you're lucky to cut $50 billion.

Oh, yeah. No, we've got more contractors than we have civil servants.

Oh, yeah. No, we've got more contractors than we have civil servants.

Oh, yeah. No, we've got more contractors than we have civil servants.

Yeah, that's the estimate. Yeah.

Yeah, that's the estimate. Yeah.

Yeah, that's the estimate. Yeah.