{"id":2398677,"date":"2025-02-04T11:50:10","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T16:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-resisting-trumps-plan-to-drain-the-swamp-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-04T11:51:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T16:51:14","slug":"democrats-resisting-trumps-plan-to-drain-the-swamp-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-resisting-trumps-plan-to-drain-the-swamp-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats resisting Trump\u2019s plan to drain the swamp &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-resisting-trumps-plan-to-drain-the-swamp-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2398677&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Donald Trump&#8217;s efforts to &#8220;drain the swamp,&#8221; which involves \u200dreducing the size of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-what-each-of-bidens-42-executive-orders-will-actually-do\/\" title=\"Here\u2019s What Each Of Biden\u2019s 42 Executive Orders Will Actually Do\">federal workforce<\/a>,\u200c are facing notable resistance from \u200cDemocrats. Trump \u200dhas\u2064 proposed \u2063an initiative that encourages nearly \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-dems-fight-to-prevent-trump-from-draining-the-swamp\/\" title=\"Senate Dems Fight To Prevent ... From \u2018Draining The ...\u2019\">2 million federal employees<\/a> to resign, offering them financial incentives such as eight months&#8217; pay for those who take the offer. However,recent polls indicate that only 28% of \u200ddemocrats support\u200c this proposal compared to 66% who disapprove,suggesting \u200ba strong\u2063 inclination to maintain the federal workforce as is.<\/p>\n<p>While 67% of voters overall agree with Trump&#8217;s\u2063 push for\u200b federal employees to return to offices\u2014vacated during the COVID-19\u2063 pandemic\u2014Democrats show mixed\u2063 feelings: 52% support returning while 43% oppose it.\u200c In contrast, a ample 86% of Republicans favor the \u2064return to office.<\/p>\n<p>As of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-department-deeply-disturbed-by-report-alleging-systemic-rape-sexual-abuse-torture-for-muslim-women-in-chinese-internment-camps\/\" title=\"State Department \u2018Deeply Disturbed\u2019 By Report Alleging Systemic Rape, Sexual Abuse, Torture For Muslim Women In Chinese Internment Camps\">latest reports<\/a>, approximately\u200b 20,000\u200b federal employees have accepted the resignation offer, with expectations for that number to\u2064 increase as Trump plans further agency closures. This highlights the partisan divide on federal workforce \u2063policies, with Republicans largely in favor of Trump&#8217;s measures and Democrats firmly against them, indicating polarized opinions on the \u2063issue.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democrats resisting Trump&rsquo;s plan to drain the swamp<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1973045\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" title=\"\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> long effort to slash the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3304208\/new-record-biden-swamp-uncorked-1-8-trillion-regulations\/\" title=\"\">bloated federal workforce<\/a> is being met with resistance from Democrats who strongly disapprove of his offer to some 2 million bureaucrats to resign.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/public_content\/politics\/trump_administration_second_term\/trump_s_back_to_work_order_popular_with_voters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Rasmussen Reports<\/a> survey shared with Secrets, Democrats turned up their nose to the offer and were lukewarm to his push to get the federal workforce back into empty offices cleared out nearly five years ago when the COVID-19 crisis hit.<\/p>\n<p>In the new poll of one of Trump&rsquo;s top issues, 67% of voters overall sided with Trump in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">wanting federal workers<\/a> to return to the office.<\/p>\n<p>However, among Democrats, there was a split, with 52% favoring a return and 43% opposing it. Republicans, by an 86%-12% margin, approved of a return.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x68UQbkIoK\">pic.twitter.com\/x68UQbkIoK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rasmussen_Poll\/status\/1886776751067414943?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>On the offer to resign, the Democrats were more dug in against Trump. Just 28% approve of it versus 66% who don&rsquo;t, indicating a strong favoring of keeping the swamp filled.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not surprisingly, 66% of Republicans backed the incentive, which offered federal workers eight months of pay if they quit now.<\/p>\n<p>According to one report, some 20,000 have taken the offer, and that is expected to grow as Trump targets more agencies for closing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1973045\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1973045\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats oppose Trump&#8217;s plan to reduce the federal workforce<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2398678,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Trump-Swamp-Poll-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3685,49787,48034,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2398677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-democrats","tag-drain-the-swamp","tag-political-resistance","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Trump-Swamp-Poll-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2398677"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398677\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2398681,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398677\/revisions\/2398681"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2398678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2398677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2398677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2398677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}