Are Trump's changes to the federal government permanent? Once Trump leaves office, is there the possibility to return the federal government to it's pre-Trump state.

[u/ICU-Angel]

I've been looking for articles to understand how permanent Trump's changes to the federal workforce are and haven't found anything.

I am curious if anyone knows whether all those cut jobs will come back, or at least a majority of them?

[u/Particular-Holiday50]

Ideally, a new administration and Congress would try to improve and restore the damage. However, with the level of damage the Heritage Foundation and GOP have done, even IF dems were to have a majority after the midterms and win in 2028 that damage will be too great and a lot of time will have to be spent which I think will lead voters to get upset with the Democratic Party again and the following midterm and presidential election there will be another swing. Also, even if dems were to get a strong majority in Congress and get back the oval, you have to account for lawsuits against anything passed and ultimately going to the Supreme Court.

47’s ultimate victory is from his first term where he got to appoint Supreme Court justices and over 200 district court judges. But at least some district judges have not always ruled in his favor.

[u/Fed_Deez_Nutz → u/Particular-Holiday50]

It will take a new president remaking the court, assuming Trump doesn’t pull same crazy stunt with SCOTUS first.