On his reality TV show, Donald Trump was famous for saying, "You're fired." As President, he's saying, "We don't need those jobs" in the first place. Republicans aren't the only ones who've complained that government is "bloated," but even after budget cuts, somebody has to be in charge. With high-level vacancies -- from the State Department to FEMA — will the US be prepared for an international crisis, a hurricane or an earthquake? Is it oversight due to inexperience — or top aide Steve Bannon's goal of "deconstructing the administrative state?"
Is Trump 'reducing the size of government' or dismantling it?
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- Lipton on regulations that Trump federal agencies, GOP Congress have delayed, suspended or reversed
- Cohen on Trump's hiring freeze sending conservative message loud and clear
- Bovard on Trump team's push for dramatic cuts to federal budget being the right call
- Stier on how Trump's hiring freeze will do the opposite of what he wants
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Guests:
- Eric Lipton - National reporter for the New York Times - @EricLiptonNYT
- Donald Cohen - In the Public Interest - @PubInterest
- Rachel Bovard - Heritage Foundation - @Rachel_Bovard
- Max Stier - Partnership for Public Service - @rpublicservice