AP Spotlight Trump wants to fire thousands of government workers. Liberals are preparing to fight back if he wins WILL WEISSERT Associated Press Feb 18, 2024 Feb 18, 2024 Updated Aug 21, 2024 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump has plans to radically reshape the federal government if he returns to the White House, from promising to deport millions of immigrants in the U.S. illegally to abolishing government agencies and firing tens of thousands of workers and replacing them with loyalists.kAm{:36C2= @C82?:K2E:@?D :? 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