WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump is poised to seize greater control of the federal government than any modern president before him when he takes office on Monday (Jan 20), charging ahead with plans to dismantle what he and his allies call the 'deep state,' according to two sources familiar with transition discussions.
US President-elect Donald Trump and Melania Trump watch the fireworks display ahead of the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump, at Trump National Golf Club Washington DC in Sterling, Virginia, US, Jan 18, 2025.
In a harbinger of what may lie ahead, Trump's team has requested the resignation of three senior career diplomats who oversee the US State Department's workforce and internal coordination, Reuters reported this week. The revived executive order on Schedule F would allow agency officials to reclassify positions from career posts to political appointments, one of the sources familiar with transition planning said.Vought will be aided during Trump's second term by Sergio Gor, who was nominated to head the White House personnel office, and James Sherk, another Schedule F architect who Trump on Saturday named as a special assistant to the president.
Critics and the unions that represent federal workers say there is no such thing as a "deep state," and that Trump and his allies are trafficking in a conspiracy theory to justify an executive-branch power grab.
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