Democrats resisting Trump’s plan to drain the swamp – Washington Examiner
Donald Trump’s efforts to “drain the swamp,” which involves reducing the size of the federal workforce, are facing notable resistance from Democrats. Trump has proposed an initiative that encourages nearly 2 million federal employees to resign, offering them financial incentives such as eight months’ pay for those who take the offer. However,recent polls indicate that only 28% of democrats support this proposal compared to 66% who disapprove,suggesting a strong inclination to maintain the federal workforce as is.
While 67% of voters overall agree with Trump’s push for federal employees to return to offices—vacated during the COVID-19 pandemic—Democrats show mixed feelings: 52% support returning while 43% oppose it. In contrast, a ample 86% of Republicans favor the return to office.
As of the latest reports, approximately 20,000 federal employees have accepted the resignation offer, with expectations for that number to increase as Trump plans further agency closures. This highlights the partisan divide on federal workforce policies, with Republicans largely in favor of Trump’s measures and Democrats firmly against them, indicating polarized opinions on the issue.
Democrats resisting Trump’s plan to drain the swamp
President Donald Trump’s long effort to slash the bloated federal workforce is being met with resistance from Democrats who strongly disapprove of his offer to some 2 million bureaucrats to resign.
In the latest Rasmussen Reports survey shared with Secrets, Democrats turned up their nose to the offer and were lukewarm to his push to get the federal workforce back into empty offices cleared out nearly five years ago when the COVID-19 crisis hit.
In the new poll of one of Trump’s top issues, 67% of voters overall sided with Trump in wanting federal workers to return to the office.
However, among Democrats, there was a split, with 52% favoring a return and 43% opposing it. Republicans, by an 86%-12% margin, approved of a return.
— Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) February 4, 2025
On the offer to resign, the Democrats were more dug in against Trump. Just 28% approve of it versus 66% who don’t, indicating a strong favoring of keeping the swamp filled.
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Not surprisingly, 66% of Republicans backed the incentive, which offered federal workers eight months of pay if they quit now.
According to one report, some 20,000 have taken the offer, and that is expected to grow as Trump targets more agencies for closing.
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