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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt held a brief gaggle outside the West Wing this morning, addressing the administration’s workforce reduction efforts and previewing a major economic announcement from President Donald Trump.
On whether the administration was satisfied with federal workers opting for deferred resignation, Leavitt said the program as a success.
“I’m not so sure that we didn’t hit the numbers we wanted. 75,000 people accepted the buyout program. That’s going to save millions of dollars for the American taxpayers, and that’s exactly what we wanted.”
Asked why the opt-in deadline had not been extended, Leavitt was firm. “We put a deadline on it, and the deadline was reached. 75,000 people accepted the offer.”
Beyond workforce reductions, the White House has two major news events today: the swearing-in of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Trump’s announcement on reciprocal tariffs, scheduled for 1 p.m. in the Oval Office.
“You’ll be hearing from the President of the United States directly on this in about two hours, so I will let him speak on it. He’s very excited about this reciprocal tariff announcement,” Leavitt told reporters.
“His team has been working on it for quite some time. You saw him Truth about it bright and early this morning, so he looks forward to seeing all of you in the Oval at one o’clock. We will see you then, and then we’re going to swear in RFK Jr.”
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