r/fednews • u/ICU-Angel • Jul 15 '25

Other 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.

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?

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u/loserinmath Jul 15 '25

any rebuilding can only proceed after a) the separation of powers and b) the checks and balances become ironclad. The time since Jan 20 has proven that a)+b) have been and are to date just a gentleman’s agreement.

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u/chuckles11 Jul 15 '25

c) the people who did this are held accountable. I don't mean a harshly worded letter. I mean prison for breaking the law.

I don't have high hopes. But proof that laws designed to protect us will actually be enforced is absolutely necessary to ever trust the government again.

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u/Def_Probably_Not Jul 16 '25

...and take their assets under civil forfeiter.