Trump Moves to Gut VA, Putting 83,000 Jobs—and Veterans’ Care—at Risk

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DOGE v. US Military

🔴 UPDATE: March 5, 2025

The Trump administration is gutting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with plans to fire 83,000 employees—a move that will cripple veterans' healthcare and benefits. Many of those losing their jobs are veterans themselves, further proving that Trump’s supposed “support for the troops” is nothing more than empty rhetoric.

🚨 Key Developments:

• Massive VA Layoffs – The administration is slashing 83,000 jobs at the VA, cutting staffing levels back to 2019 numbers—before the PACT Act expanded healthcare access for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits and other hazards.

• Veterans Targeted for Layoffs – Nearly 20,000 veterans working at the VA are at risk of losing their jobs, meaning those who served the country could soon be thrown aside by the very government they defended.

• Privatization Looms – With fewer staff, wait times will skyrocket, and the administration could use this manufactured crisis to justify outsourcing VA services to private, for-profit companies.

• A Direct Betrayal – Trump has long boasted about supporting the troops, yet his administration is actively dismantling the very agency meant to care for them.

🔍 Why This Matters:

• Veterans Abandoned – The VA provides healthcare to over 9 million veterans, and these job cuts will leave many without timely access to care, benefits, and crucial services.

• Sabotaging the VA on Purpose – The administration is creating a crisis at the VA, just like it has with Social Security, the DOJ, and USAID, to pave the way for private interests to take over.

• A Pattern of Weakening the Military – From failing to support Ukraine against Russian aggression to gutting veterans’ benefits, the administration is showing its contempt for the very people who serve and sacrifice.

🚨 The Bottom Line:

Trump’s administration isn’t just neglecting veterans—it’s actively harming them by gutting the VA, jeopardizing their healthcare, and forcing thousands of veterans out of jobs. The same administration that claims to support the military is once again proving it only values service members as political props—not as people.

📌 Sources:

• The Guardian: White House plans to expand mass layoffs to IRS and Veterans Affairs

• Associated Press: Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo

• Reuters: US plans to fire 80,000 Veterans Affairs workers as part of Trump cuts

• Military.com: VA Plans to Fire 83,000 Employees with Musk's Help, Eliminating PACT Act Staffing Increase

• The New Republic: Trump Plans Mass Purge of VA as Veterans Suffer Yet Again

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