Sabrina Tavernisi

Right. Yeah. I mean, I guess it raises the question, though, you know, if the memo isn't really likely to survive a court challenge ultimately, if it goes away in a matter of days or weeks, the Trump administration presumably would have seen that coming. So what was the point of all of this? What were they actually up to? Yeah.

Right. Yeah. I mean, I guess it raises the question, though, you know, if the memo isn't really likely to survive a court challenge ultimately, if it goes away in a matter of days or weeks, the Trump administration presumably would have seen that coming. So what was the point of all of this? What were they actually up to? Yeah.

Mike, as we prepared for a potential second Trump administration, reporting really suggested that Trump 2.0 was going to be very different than Trump 1.0. It would be more organized. It would be more effective. You know, Trump knows how the government works now. He has lawyers who have executive orders written ready to go.

Mike, as we prepared for a potential second Trump administration, reporting really suggested that Trump 2.0 was going to be very different than Trump 1.0. It would be more organized. It would be more effective. You know, Trump knows how the government works now. He has lawyers who have executive orders written ready to go.

But this memo today and the chaos it sparked would seem to kind of undercut that idea. So how do you make sense of that?

But this memo today and the chaos it sparked would seem to kind of undercut that idea. So how do you make sense of that?

And the question is, will the institutions hold?

And the question is, will the institutions hold?

Mike, thank you.

Mike, thank you.

Here's what else you should know today. President Trump moved toward pushing transgender people out of the military by telling the Pentagon that anyone who openly identified that way should be seen as having an impediment to the physical and mental well-being necessary for military service.

Here's what else you should know today. President Trump moved toward pushing transgender people out of the military by telling the Pentagon that anyone who openly identified that way should be seen as having an impediment to the physical and mental well-being necessary for military service.

While the order did not immediately exclude anyone from the military, it gave the Pentagon 60 days to update its policy on medical standards and 30 days to come forward with revised guidance on how to implement Trump's vision. And also on Tuesday, the Trump administration offered roughly 2 million federal workers the option to resign and still be paid through the end of September.

While the order did not immediately exclude anyone from the military, it gave the Pentagon 60 days to update its policy on medical standards and 30 days to come forward with revised guidance on how to implement Trump's vision. And also on Tuesday, the Trump administration offered roughly 2 million federal workers the option to resign and still be paid through the end of September.

The message came in the form of an email from the Office of Personnel Management, which oversees the federal workforce. It had the subject line, fork in the road, and said that a majority of federal agencies would probably be downsized and that a substantial number of employees would be furloughed or reclassified to a status that would make them easier to fire.

The message came in the form of an email from the Office of Personnel Management, which oversees the federal workforce. It had the subject line, fork in the road, and said that a majority of federal agencies would probably be downsized and that a substantial number of employees would be furloughed or reclassified to a status that would make them easier to fire.

The effort was meant to reduce the size of the federal workforce and to help push out people who do not support President Trump's political agenda. Today's episode was produced by Rob Zipko and Will Reed, with help from Sidney Harper, Carlos Prieto, and Michael Simon Johnson. It was edited by M.J.

The effort was meant to reduce the size of the federal workforce and to help push out people who do not support President Trump's political agenda. Today's episode was produced by Rob Zipko and Will Reed, with help from Sidney Harper, Carlos Prieto, and Michael Simon Johnson. It was edited by M.J.

Davis-Lynn, contains original music by Dan Powell and Marion Lozano, and was engineered by Chris Wood. Our theme music is by Jim Brunberg and Ben Landsberg of Wonderly. That's it for The Daily. I'm Sabrina Tavernisi. See you tomorrow.

Davis-Lynn, contains original music by Dan Powell and Marion Lozano, and was engineered by Chris Wood. Our theme music is by Jim Brunberg and Ben Landsberg of Wonderly. That's it for The Daily. I'm Sabrina Tavernisi. See you tomorrow.