Donald Trump, facing terrible coverage, softens tone and tactics for Elon Musk’s DOGE crusade | News World

Most people think of government workers as part of a faceless bureaucracy with cushy and clearly useless jobs.

Now it’s true that the federal workforce is bloated and needs to be trimmed. But the politics of Elon Musk’s mass firings are shifting, prompting President Trump to soften his approach to the DOGE campaign.

A major factor in this evolution is the negative media coverage, which Trump follows with great interest. It’s no accident that he said the other day the budget cutbacks should be done with a “scalpel” and not a “sledgehammer.” He’s acutely attuned to the growing backlash against the massive layoffs–which include 80,000 at Veterans Affairs.

Many of the stories, on television and in print, follow a formula: Lead off with one person who has been booted or…more

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