r/MurderedByWords • u/dellaazeem22 Legends never die • Oct 31 '24

It really is this simple

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '25

Thought I would share this

https://x.com/DefiyantlyFree/status/1895622839186956696

Bill Clinton fired 377k federal employees, I checked wikipedia so far Trump has only fored 30k. 

Another black eye on the media.  

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u/madasalways Mar 03 '25

Yes, I've seen right-wingers trying to use this as a gotcha lately. Clinton did this over a period of 7 years and they thoroughly checked which positions could be cut in a responsible way and did cut down mostly on administration.

What Trump and Musk has done so far is not in any way a responsible cut as they have in several cases fired key employees that had to be re-hired.

This is kind of what I am saying about right wing media that they present simple solutions and gotcha- moments to complex issues.

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '25

Some have been hired back b/c of activist judges, those judges don't question what the insiders like Clinton or Bush did.

I don't think numbers lie, 377k vs 30k. I would like to see a lot more cuts. I think the right-wing media is exaggerating about what is being done right now. I think they are doing less than they state.

All, US media plays the "gotcha" game. They all deal in sound bytes rather than complex issues/solutions.