Trump’s Government Shake-Up Sends 20,000 Federal Workers Packing

Imagine this: you’re sitting at your desk, daydreaming about vacation, when your boss walks in and offers you eight months of paid leave—just to quit. No strings attached, no awkward goodbyes. Just a fat severance check and the freedom to disappear. Would you hesitate? I wouldn’t. I’d be out the door faster than you can say “overpaid bureaucrat.”

Turns out, 20,000 federal employees didn’t hesitate either. Over 20,000 government workers have taken President Trump’s generous offer to step down, marking one of the biggest shake-ups in our government workforce to date. It’s historic, effective, and exactly what we voted for when Trump promised to “drain the swamp.”

This isn’t some minor reshuffle—it’s a full-blown cleanup. The federal workforce is finally shrinking, and unlike the empty promises of past presidents, this time, it’s actually happening.

Of course, there’s backlash. Federal workers (and their media cheerleaders) are acting like the sky is falling. Why? Because they see what’s coming. Trump’s newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is handing out severance checks now, but the real mission is cutting waste and eliminating bloated programs. (Has anyone heard from USAID lately, by the way?)

Instagram moms, TikTok activists, and the usual crowd on X called it “too harsh.” But here’s the real question: harsh on whom? The taxpayers, who’ve been footing the bill for years? Or the government employees, who are leaving with eight months of pay to jumpstart their next chapter?

If they’re upset because their jobs can’t survive the upcoming scrutiny, maybe the problem isn’t the severance—it’s that their roles never should have existed in the first place.

We all know how bloated the government has become: billions wasted on programs that don’t deliver, pet projects benefiting insiders, and positions created just because someone knew the right person. DOGE is finally ending that cycle. Is it messy? Sure. But it’s necessary.

No one said draining the swamp would be gentle. It’s loud, uncomfortable, and long overdue. And we should all buckle up—this is only the beginning.