[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Owen Gregorian [@OwenGregorian](/creator/twitter/OwenGregorian) on x 119.1K followers Created: 2025-07-20 12:22:07 UTC Trump Firings Hit Massive Total: Federal Workforce Plummets By Over 22000 | Samuel Short, The Western Journal The number are in, and the Trump administration appears to be making good on its promise to reduce the size of the federal government. President Donald Trump created his Department of Government Efficiency for just that purpose, and as of May, over XXXXXX federal workers around Washington, D.C., have been given walking papers. Bloomberg’s numbers from Friday put the workforce at XXXXXX less than it was when Trump took office in January. Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia saw particularly steep declines. Maryland’s workforce is XXX percent federal, with Virginia’s sitting at XXX percent. Unsurprisingly, Washington, D.C.’s workforce is XXXX percent federal. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Maryland lost XXX percent of that workforce, Virginia lost 4.8, and D.C. lost XXX. Unemployment claims in those areas reflect those figures. “Like most presidential transitions, initial unemployment claims rose in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia since January. D.C. proper experienced its first major increase in mid-January, with the highest number of claims filed during the week of Feb. 15,” the entity said. “Maryland experienced its most abrupt spike during that same week, with a XXXXX percent increase from the week before, and another XXX percent weekly increase reported on May XX. Virginia experienced its highest number of initial claims on the weeks of March X and April 5.” Clearly, Trump has been busy. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management put out a news release July 1, boasting a number similar to the Federal Reserve Bank’s at over XXXXXX. “This data marks the first measurable step toward President Trump’s vision of a disciplined, accountable federal workforce and it’s only the beginning,” Acting Director Chuck Ezell said. The release said October will also be an important month for reductions due to the Deferred Resignation Program. The federal workforce still stands at over X million, but we are only six months into a four-year term. Former President Bill Clinton shrank the federal workforce from XXX million to XXX million. Clinton’s work as a Democrat proves that saving taxpayers money should not be a partisan issue, even though it is. Democrats stirred themselves into a whirlwind in disbelief that Trump would have the audacity to fire overpaid bureaucrats. Sure, not everyone released is worthy of that title, but we simply cannot continue down this path. Democrats should remember recent history before lashing out at Trump so harshly. Clinton did it, Trump’s doing it. Workforce reductions and maximizing efficiency shouldn’t inspire people to violence and derangement like we’ve seen since these cuts were happening.  XXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [donald trump](/topic/donald-trump) [Post Link](https://x.com/OwenGregorian/status/1946908478473416974)
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Trump Firings Hit Massive Total: Federal Workforce Plummets By Over 22000 | Samuel Short, The Western Journal
The number are in, and the Trump administration appears to be making good on its promise to reduce the size of the federal government.
President Donald Trump created his Department of Government Efficiency for just that purpose, and as of May, over XXXXXX federal workers around Washington, D.C., have been given walking papers.
Bloomberg’s numbers from Friday put the workforce at XXXXXX less than it was when Trump took office in January.
Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia saw particularly steep declines.
Maryland’s workforce is XXX percent federal, with Virginia’s sitting at XXX percent.
Unsurprisingly, Washington, D.C.’s workforce is XXXX percent federal.
According to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Maryland lost XXX percent of that workforce, Virginia lost 4.8, and D.C. lost XXX.
Unemployment claims in those areas reflect those figures.
“Like most presidential transitions, initial unemployment claims rose in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia since January. D.C. proper experienced its first major increase in mid-January, with the highest number of claims filed during the week of Feb. 15,” the entity said.
“Maryland experienced its most abrupt spike during that same week, with a XXXXX percent increase from the week before, and another XXX percent weekly increase reported on May XX. Virginia experienced its highest number of initial claims on the weeks of March X and April 5.”
Clearly, Trump has been busy. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management put out a news release July 1, boasting a number similar to the Federal Reserve Bank’s at over XXXXXX.
“This data marks the first measurable step toward President Trump’s vision of a disciplined, accountable federal workforce and it’s only the beginning,” Acting Director Chuck Ezell said.
The release said October will also be an important month for reductions due to the Deferred Resignation Program.
The federal workforce still stands at over X million, but we are only six months into a four-year term. Former President Bill Clinton shrank the federal workforce from XXX million to XXX million.
Clinton’s work as a Democrat proves that saving taxpayers money should not be a partisan issue, even though it is. Democrats stirred themselves into a whirlwind in disbelief that Trump would have the audacity to fire overpaid bureaucrats.
Sure, not everyone released is worthy of that title, but we simply cannot continue down this path.
Democrats should remember recent history before lashing out at Trump so harshly. Clinton did it, Trump’s doing it. Workforce reductions and maximizing efficiency shouldn’t inspire people to violence and derangement like we’ve seen since these cuts were happening.
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