David Marchese

And we're just going to start identifying those and tell President Trump, hey, stop enforcing these rules. Don't enforce them. And we'll start the formal process to take them off the books. And that once you stop enforcing rules and start taking those rules off the books, their idea is, well, you won't need as many federal workers to enforce those rules because there's less rules to enforce.

And you won't need as much spending because there'll be fewer workers to pay for.

And you won't need as much spending because there'll be fewer workers to pay for.

That was sort of the main thrust, the idea that, you know, you cut regulations first and other cuts are downstream of that. But they had a couple other ideas for cutting the federal workforce. And their plans here really kind of run the gamut. They refer to a plan where the president could just lay off huge numbers of federal employees across the board.

That was sort of the main thrust, the idea that, you know, you cut regulations first and other cuts are downstream of that. But they had a couple other ideas for cutting the federal workforce. And their plans here really kind of run the gamut. They refer to a plan where the president could just lay off huge numbers of federal employees across the board.

There are civil service protections that prevent individual employees from being fired for their political beliefs or other reasons. But they believe the president could just simply shut down an agency. They also float some kind of more creative efforts that would make employees quit. so they wouldn't have to be fired.

There are civil service protections that prevent individual employees from being fired for their political beliefs or other reasons. But they believe the president could just simply shut down an agency. They also float some kind of more creative efforts that would make employees quit. so they wouldn't have to be fired.

One is to make federal workers come back into the office five days a week, ending what they call the sort of unnecessary post-COVID privileges. And the other was to relocate federal agencies out of Washington. I think about 85 percent of federal workers don't work in Washington. But there are a lot, obviously, who are here in Washington where I am.

One is to make federal workers come back into the office five days a week, ending what they call the sort of unnecessary post-COVID privileges. And the other was to relocate federal agencies out of Washington. I think about 85 percent of federal workers don't work in Washington. But there are a lot, obviously, who are here in Washington where I am.

You know, President Trump can use executive action to say, OK, the headquarters of this agency is no longer Washington. It's somewhere else. And trust that a lot of people won't want to relocate. And so the federal workforce will decline in the process of moving them.

You know, President Trump can use executive action to say, OK, the headquarters of this agency is no longer Washington. It's somewhere else. And trust that a lot of people won't want to relocate. And so the federal workforce will decline in the process of moving them.

And then finally, they say they want to look around the federal government to cut wasteful spending. That means both cutting entire programs, spending programs that they don't agree with. It also means trying to make existing programs like Medicare or the Pentagon run more efficiently by finding and cutting waste or fraud.

And then finally, they say they want to look around the federal government to cut wasteful spending. That means both cutting entire programs, spending programs that they don't agree with. It also means trying to make existing programs like Medicare or the Pentagon run more efficiently by finding and cutting waste or fraud.

It's funny you say that. Actually, Fox News interviewed Elon Musk's mom, May Musk. May, it's great to have you with us.

It's funny you say that. Actually, Fox News interviewed Elon Musk's mom, May Musk. May, it's great to have you with us.

who has been sitting in some of these meetings.

who has been sitting in some of these meetings.

Yeah, Elon Musk's mom is part of this, and she was saying... He wants to chop the bureaucracy. I take it he's excited about doing that, isn't he?

Yeah, Elon Musk's mom is part of this, and she was saying... He wants to chop the bureaucracy. I take it he's excited about doing that, isn't he?

It's going to be so easy. It's going to be so easy to do.