Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) reassured Virginians who are losing their jobs as a result of the Trump administration’s federal workforce cuts that the state is “here to help” but defended President Donald Trump’s move as necessary to reduce government “bloat.”
Roughly 145,000, or 6.3%, of all federal workers reside in Virginia, as the northern part of the state borders Washington, D.C. The Trump administration has taken aim at the federal workforce through the Department of Government Efficiency as it seeks to cut waste and fraud, firing over 10,000 federal workers so far.
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