OUCH! Trump Economic Adviser Had A Brutal Reality Check For Journo Whining About Federal Layoffs

Posted • February 20, 2025: The White House had briefings today featuring Karoline Leavitt, Stephen Miller and also Director of the National Economic Council Kevin Hassett. One topic of discussion was the Trump admin's goal of trimming the size of the federal government. A judge ruled that the Trump White House could for now move forward with federal layoffs. Among the planned layoffs are several thousand employees at the Internal Revenue Service. During his Q & A, Hassett was asked about federal workers who would be released for poor performance who dispute that, and he had a pretty straightforward answer for this particular journo: U.S Eco Council Director Kevin Hassett has hilarious answer to a reporter whining about IRS agents being fired. —— Hassett: “I've never seen a person who was laid off for poor performance say they were performing poorly.” —— Ouch! THIS IS BRUTAL! Trump's economy guy, Kevin Hassett, just took a fake news reporter's soul. (…)

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