Everett Kelley, president of the United Government Employees Federation, claims that the Trump administration is spreading “misinformation” The government is “too big”.
Kelley appeared on CNN’s “Leadership with Jake Tapper” on Thursday in commenting on federal judge ordering the Trump administration Recover thousands of trial workers Who lost his job due to recent massive shooting. Kelly’s union was one of the organizations behind the original litigation.
Tapper asked Kelley what he said to critics that they thought the government was “too big” and “too big” and needed to be cut. Kelly said the allegation was “false” and the government has not developed for decades.
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Everett Kelley, president of the United Government Employees, appeared on CNN’s “Leader with Jake Tapper.” (CNN screenshot)
“I think it’s wrong information,” Kelly said. “And, this government is very good at rolling out false information. Today’s government is the same size as it was in the 70s. The population exploded, but the number of federal workers is not. So it’s just a false information about it being too big. It’s the same size as the 70s.”
Kelley has been the effort of Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to cut federal spending, employees and agencies.
In February, he issued a statement Condemn Musk’s demand That employee listed five things they did last week or risked unemployment.
“It’s cruel and disrespectful for thousands of veterans who wear a second uniform among civil servants and are forced to defend their job duties for this misfortune, privileged, unelected billionaire who never performed an hour of honest public service in his life,” Kelly said.
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Kelley slams Elon Musk’s request that federal employees list what they have achieved at work. (Getty Image)
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Despite Kelley’s criticism, CBS/Yougov polls earlier this month found 54% of Americans It is believed that Musk and the threshold should at least have some impact on government spending and operations.
Fox News’s Marc Tamasco contributed to the report.
