Trump offers 2 million federal workers eight months' pay if they quit as funding freeze blocked by judge: Live
Donald Trump has offered over two million US government employees eight months’ pay to quit as part of his administration’s ambition to cut $1 trillion from the federal budget.
Federal workers received an email with the subject line “A Fork in the Road” from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management on Tuesday evening. Those who were willing to accept the “deferred resignation,” which would be effective immediately with pay and benefits until September 30, would simply have to reply to the email with one word: “Resign.”
The email came after a federal judge temporarily blocked the president’s freeze on federal grants and loans. U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan blocked the action on Tuesday afternoon, just minutes before it was scheduled to take effect, pausing the plan for a week and setting a hearing for Monday morning.
A White House official told The Independent that administration officials were still “digesting” the decision before deciding on what – if any – response to the issue.
Robert F Kennedy Jr is the next controversial pick for Donald Trump’s cabinet to face a grilling from Senators, as he prepares for his confirmation hearing Wednesday morning as for Department of Health and Human Services secretary.
