Summary
Trump adviser Alina Habba defended the administration’s firing of 6,000 veterans from federal jobs, falsely claiming without evidence that some were not actually working.
Critics, including fired veterans, dispute this, calling the terminations unfair and demoralizing. Some received termination emails citing poor performance despite positive reviews.
Affected employees, including disabled veterans, described the move as a betrayal.
House Democrats condemned the firings, and some invited fired workers as guests to Trump’s joint address to Congress.
Calling veterans who served the country honorably lazy and unworthy of employment is certainly a choice. Adding disabled veterans to that list is yet another choice.
I’m not a “thank you for your service loudly at a restaurant” guy, but respect is certainly owed for service. Getting fired and called out in a press conference for being unworthy of employment is definitely not respect.