Trump’s government purge

特朗普的政府清除

Today, Explained

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2025-01-29

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Trump is remaking the federal government in his name, says Vox’s Andrew Prokop. Efforts at a more efficient government may have a point, says Jennifer Pahlka, who co-founded the precursor to DOGE. This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy and Travis Larchuk, edited by Miranda Kennedy, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Amanda Lewellyn, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Rob Byers, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast Support Today, Explained by becoming a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/members An Elon Musk X post about DOGE displayed on a phone screen. Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  • Donald Trump said he'd end the war in Ukraine in his first 24 hours in office.

  • He did not.

  • He also said he'd immediately slash grocery prices.

  • Yet my eggs keep costing more, Donald.

  • But he has delivered on a bunch of other promises.

  • If you heard yesterday's Today explained, you know, the pardons are flowing, as are the deportations, and he's really shaking up the federal government.

  • He fired a dozen or maybe more inspectors general late Friday night with zero notice.

  • That's not even legal.

  • On Monday, he fired another dozen or so prosecutors who work with Jack Smith.

  • They can sue and their lawyers.

  • So probably.

  • And then he also just issued a pause in federal grants, loans and financial assistance, apparently until his administration can make sure all that money is being doled out in line with their priorities.

  • But he's also trying to deliver on that ancient promise of his to drain the swamp.

  • And that is where we are going to focus our energy on the show today.

  • It's Donald Trump's first week in office again, and it sure feels like it.

  • There is a great deal of, as Heather said, a great deal of anger about oligarchs, about rich people controlling everything.

  • I'm Preet Bharara, and this week I'm joined by Kara Swisher, Asted Herndon and Heather Cox Richardson for a special inauguration week episode of Stay Tuned with Preet.

  • The episode is out now.

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  • This week on the Gray Area, we're talking to Chris Hayes about how our digital devices have changed us.