The great purge: US federal workers reel from Trump's sweeping cuts
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Since his inauguration for a second term on January 20, US President Donald Trump has been shaking US democracy to its core with his executive orders. By implementing drastic budget cuts, withdrawing from international agreements and ordering massive layoffs of federal employees, he is moving so fast that the courts can't keep up. The stated aim of the Trump administration is to cut public spending, but underlying this goal is a desire to reshape institutions according to a right-wing ideology. FRANCE 24's Fanny Allard and Fraser Jackson report.
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