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When Donald Trump was running for office last year, most of the majority thought he was only coming for Black and Brown people with his promises of ending DEI, Affirmative Action and sweeping mass deportations.

Well, many working-class white people have FAFOed (“messed” around and found out), particularly those in the federal jobs workforce. He is coming for you, too.

A sign is seen at a press conference held by the Congressional Progressive Caucus on Elon Musk’s government interference at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on February 06, 2025 in Washington, DC. The press conference was held to speak out against Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) involvement and overreach of power in the federal government including accessing sensitive information at the U.S. Treasury and Office of Personnel Management. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Trump and his henchman Elon Musk have come for the working-class white people, too, in their goal of streamlining the federal government. Thousands of federal workers are being displaced through layoffs and straight firings as Trump and Musk attempt to make the federal government lean while slashing trillions of dollars from the payroll.

And to think many of them voted for Trump instead of Kamala Harris last November.

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In our latest episode, the Defender Roundtable panel weighs in on the white tears being shed as a result of the massive federal government worker firings.

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