Tina Smith
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And what I think is going on here is the administration does not want that to happen.
And that looks to me like a cover up.
Data from the Office of Personnel Management show more than 322,000 employees left federal service since Trump took office, with departures outpacing new hires by more than three to one.
The federal workforce declined by about 219,000 on a net basis.
That includes hiring, with some of the biggest cuts coming from departments like Defense, Veterans Affairs, Treasury, and Health and Human Services.
Only 3% of the departures came as a result of reduction in force layoffs, although more could still come depending on the outcome of court cases.
In Washington, Amy Morris, Bloomberg Radio.
Well, I see a street that I have driven down myself probably hundreds of times.
It's only a couple of miles from where I live and the street that I visited today.
First of all, you can see from this video that it is a lie to say that the officer was run over.
And second of all, I could say having
You know, I worked at the city of Minneapolis.
I was the chief of staff.
I've worked closely with law enforcement in my roles at state and local government.
And I have never seen anybody described as protocol holding a cell phone and taking video while you are simultaneously shooting a gun that ends up killing somebody.
It's kind of unbelievable.
After 20 years of hard and rewarding work in the public sector, I'm ready to spend more time with my family.
When I say I want to spend more time with my family, I actually mean it because I really like my family.
But I've also said a few other things about why I'm leaving.
You know, I made the decision not to run for re-election, you know, in December, January of 2024, 2025.