On Day 13 of the government shutdown, Speaker Johnson feigned ignorance when asked about the mass layoffs being instituted by Russ Vought, the orchestrator of Project 2025.
CBS News reports thousands of workers at seven federal agencies may receive layoff notices.. The layoffs that the Trump administration ( How about the Trauma administration) is calling RIFs, or a Reduction in Workforce notice, which is also hitting the education department severely.
Q: We know the president moved forward with mass layoffs, so we are also learning there were significant cuts to staff at the special education services.
Are you comfortable with those cuts?
JOHNSON: I haven’t seen the specifics of that and I don’t know.
I do know that each of the cabinet secretaries were asked to assist OMB to determine what the most essential programs are and what the priorities are for the policies and all of that.
And I’ve been so busy on all this, I’ve not had a chance to dig into the details of each division and how it’s how it’s happened.
This is a recurring theme from Speaker Johnson and any pliant Republican who refuses to comment on Trump’s illegal and immoral behavior. They tell the media they either don’t know the issue or haven’t heard about it, but they will look to see the issue.
