These are the obscure Trump staffers who are systematically dismantling the federal government
In August 2016, a day after then-presidential candidate Donald Trump announced some of his economic plans, he called in to Fox Business Network to discuss those plans with host Maria Bartiromo. In their conversation, Trump insisted his assault on government programs would not have any negative ramifications. “We’re going to be doing smart budget cuts, budget cuts that will make it just as good or better than it is right now but for a lot less money,” he vowed.
Congress has not yet enacted his massive budget cuts, but that has not stopped the administration from dispatching a team of domestic policy aides to push for cuts, unilateral executive actions, and conservative actions across the federal government.
Because Trump has appointed very few officials, the small group of conservative activists who are attempting to implement his agenda could hold outsized influence. A leaked document from Trump’s Domestic Policy Council, reportedly leaked from the Office of Management and Budget and published in October by Crooked Media, identified eight Domestic Policy Council members who are apparently quietly leading that charge as points of contact.
The Office of Management and Budget did not respond to multiple requests for comment on the document.
A ThinkProgress examination of these mostly young and deeply conservative staffers found that each is uniquely suited to dismantle or outsource a key part of the federal government.
https://thinkprogress.org/donald-trump-secret-hatchet-team-e6504833c75d/
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