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Why Trump needs the civil servants he wants to fire: Lessons from abroad

  • Written by Adnan Rasool, Ph.D. Candidate, Georgia State University

Like most Republicans, President Donald Trump has made it clear he intends to “fix” the federal government by “draining the swamp.” Traditionally, the GOP has aimed to cut the size of the federal government. The president’s freeze on hiring federal employees is a first step in that direction. And he might go a step...

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