Federal employees who were part of the massive cuts the Trump administration has been carrying out share how they found out they were fired and the potential impact it could have on the agencies where they worked. The firings are part of President Trump's campaign promise to slash government spending. The administration says the cuts are necessary to rid the federal government of what it says is "waste, fraud and abuse" of taxpayer dollars.
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21:28 Probationary IRS worker on sweeping cuts, his own firing before tax season
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