Quinta Jurecic

Really frightened and angry. And that includes, overwhelmingly, people who are civil servants, who have, you know, their own political views, but who were... extremely prepared to serve this administration as they have served every other administration.

Really frightened and angry. And that includes, overwhelmingly, people who are civil servants, who have, you know, their own political views, but who were... extremely prepared to serve this administration as they have served every other administration.

The Justice Department, for example, has a program that's called DOJ Honors that is aimed at kind of pulling in bright young law students and young lawyers to work in the department and kind of bring in talent. It's persisted for many, many years.

The Justice Department, for example, has a program that's called DOJ Honors that is aimed at kind of pulling in bright young law students and young lawyers to work in the department and kind of bring in talent. It's persisted for many, many years.

People will go into DOJ and that program, you know, whatever their political beliefs under any administration because they want to work at the Justice Department. They want to be civil servants. That was untouched during the first Trump administration.

People will go into DOJ and that program, you know, whatever their political beliefs under any administration because they want to work at the Justice Department. They want to be civil servants. That was untouched during the first Trump administration.

During the second Trump administration, I think it was within the first two weeks, they announced that they had rescinded all DOJ honors acceptances. It's not clear whether or not they will reopen the program. And the people who are affected by that, they're Democrats, they're Republicans, they're independents. They are not people who were coming in with a particular political agenda specifically.

During the second Trump administration, I think it was within the first two weeks, they announced that they had rescinded all DOJ honors acceptances. It's not clear whether or not they will reopen the program. And the people who are affected by that, they're Democrats, they're Republicans, they're independents. They are not people who were coming in with a particular political agenda specifically.

People who go in through DOJ honors often work for the government for their entire careers across administrations. And so I think there is a real level of hurt that the administration is coming in and treating people in government and people who want to work for the government, people who were...

People who go in through DOJ honors often work for the government for their entire careers across administrations. And so I think there is a real level of hurt that the administration is coming in and treating people in government and people who want to work for the government, people who were...

excited to go into government, even if their political beliefs were completely squarely opposed to this administration, because they really believe in the project of civil service, apolitical civil service, and serving their country. And I think to be treated as enemies in this way is... Kind of radicalizing.

excited to go into government, even if their political beliefs were completely squarely opposed to this administration, because they really believe in the project of civil service, apolitical civil service, and serving their country. And I think to be treated as enemies in this way is... Kind of radicalizing.

And I think you can see this in public if you look at the Reddit, rfednews, which I think was previously just a subreddit where people posted, you know, hey, has anyone heard about, you know, this program, that program, whatever.

And I think you can see this in public if you look at the Reddit, rfednews, which I think was previously just a subreddit where people posted, you know, hey, has anyone heard about, you know, this program, that program, whatever.

Not one that I had previously frequented. Yeah. And it started being a place where people post, what am I going to do? I have to lay off all these people. I have to rescind all of these offers because of the hiring freeze. I was going to start in this role and I moved across the country and I was so excited. And suddenly it's been taken away from me. And I think that was kind of the first stage.

Not one that I had previously frequented. Yeah. And it started being a place where people post, what am I going to do? I have to lay off all these people. I have to rescind all of these offers because of the hiring freeze. I was going to start in this role and I moved across the country and I was so excited. And suddenly it's been taken away from me. And I think that was kind of the first stage.

And now what you see is a real... Anger, but also a... Resistance is kind of a loaded word at this point, but a desire to hold on and kind of not give up the ship through this. And I think that, you know, I am sure that if you are sympathetic to the president, that that may look to you as, you know, these people are hashtag resisting Donald Trump and want to take him down.

And now what you see is a real... Anger, but also a... Resistance is kind of a loaded word at this point, but a desire to hold on and kind of not give up the ship through this. And I think that, you know, I am sure that if you are sympathetic to the president, that that may look to you as, you know, these people are hashtag resisting Donald Trump and want to take him down.

I really don't think that that's what it is. I think that these were people who... wanted to engage in the work of apolitical civil service and now feel like they have been stomped on because of nothing that they did and who now have been kind of turned against the administration because of that.

I really don't think that that's what it is. I think that these were people who... wanted to engage in the work of apolitical civil service and now feel like they have been stomped on because of nothing that they did and who now have been kind of turned against the administration because of that.