Unions representing federal workers are fighting back against Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency. White House Correspondent JON DECKER brings you the latest on reaction to the firings of thousands of government workers.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Previously on your Morning show with Michael del Choono.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
Our White House correspondent John Decker, wearing a crisp navy
blue suit as we speak, ready to cover the administration,
is joining us.
Speaker 3 (00:13):
Good morning, John, Hey, good morning to you. Michael. Good
to be with you today. All right, So.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
Obviously, you know, we had a long conversation off the
air looking at what Starbucks is doing, and of course
nobody's covering that negatively because Starbucks as a company, and
if they want to eliminate a thousand corporate jobs and
not fill hundreds more, because that's what's in the best
interest of their customers and their company, everybody leaves it
alone when the government does it. Of course, it's do
(00:41):
it's the evil monster. What will the unions do to
fight back? And how's that going to make any difference
from everybody else that's already been fighting back.
Speaker 4 (00:50):
Well, even before we get to the unions, Michael, there's
just so much confusion because this initial email was sent
out by Elon Musk over the weekend to all two
million federal workers saying, essentially, justify your job.
Speaker 3 (01:05):
Named five things that you did last week. What were
the accomplishments that you had last week, and.
Speaker 4 (01:12):
Then the Office of Personal Management, which reports directly to
the President, issued their own email saying ignore the email
that you received from Elon Musk, and.
Speaker 3 (01:23):
Then last night another email from.
Speaker 4 (01:25):
Elon Mutt saying, this is your second chance. Respond to
this email or you risk being terminated. So lots of
confusion if you're a federal worker in terms of what
to do and the manner in which they're going about
trying to reduce the size of the federal government.
Speaker 2 (01:40):
By the way, seventy six percent of the American people,
according to the latest Harvard Harris Pole support DOGE. So
there are the government workers, then there's a view in
the court republic opinion of the American people. John, I
know you could list five things you did this hour,
let alone today, let alone yesterday, let alone in the
last week. Is that such a first of all, is
(02:00):
that a question that should be asked employers ask every
day of employees, what have you done?
Speaker 3 (02:05):
Why is that so off limits? No? I don't think
that to me.
Speaker 4 (02:09):
I think the viewpoint that was that I heard expressed
by Lisa.
Speaker 3 (02:12):
Murkowski is a reasonable viewpoint.
Speaker 4 (02:15):
Which is this, she actually represents the most federal workers
in the country. A lot of them actually work in Alaska.
And she says, look, trying to reduce the size of
federal government is a noble exercise. It's the manner in
which you're doing it. It shows a lack of respect
for these federal employees. And she says, show these people respect,
(02:38):
you know, that's what you know, anybody wants in if
you're going to cut someone's job, you don't want to
be you know, shackled and thrown out the door. You
want to do it in a more reasonable process, a
reasonable way. And so that's I think her complaint, and
that's a reasonable complaint. She's not saying, not complaining about
the work of doje what they aim to do, but
(03:01):
the manner in which they're doing it and the confusing
messages that are being sent out to federal employee.
Speaker 2 (03:06):
Well, that's that's an issue of partisan politics more than style.
But your point is well made. It's one thing to
ask somebody what are five things you've accomplished today. We're
just trying to get an eye on what everybody's up
to versus do this or be fired? All right, John Decker,
great reporting us.
Speaker 1 (03:21):
Always miss a little, miss a lot, miss a lot
and we'll miss you. It's your Morning Show with Michael
del Churno.
Previously on your Morning show with Michael del Choono.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
Our White House correspondent John Decker, wearing a crisp navy
blue suit as we speak, ready to cover the administration,
is joining us.
Speaker 3 (00:13):
Good morning, John, Hey, good morning to you. Michael. Good
to be with you today. All right, So.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
Obviously, you know, we had a long conversation off the
air looking at what Starbucks is doing, and of course
nobody's covering that negatively because Starbucks as a company, and
if they want to eliminate a thousand corporate jobs and
not fill hundreds more, because that's what's in the best
interest of their customers and their company, everybody leaves it
alone when the government does it. Of course, it's do
(00:41):
it's the evil monster. What will the unions do to
fight back? And how's that going to make any difference
from everybody else that's already been fighting back.
Speaker 4 (00:50):
Well, even before we get to the unions, Michael, there's
just so much confusion because this initial email was sent
out by Elon Musk over the weekend to all two
million federal workers saying, essentially, justify your job.
Speaker 3 (01:05):
Named five things that you did last week. What were
the accomplishments that you had last week, and.
Speaker 4 (01:12):
Then the Office of Personal Management, which reports directly to
the President, issued their own email saying ignore the email
that you received from Elon Musk, and.
Speaker 3 (01:23):
Then last night another email from.
Speaker 4 (01:25):
Elon Mutt saying, this is your second chance. Respond to
this email or you risk being terminated. So lots of
confusion if you're a federal worker in terms of what
to do and the manner in which they're going about
trying to reduce the size of the federal government.
Speaker 2 (01:40):
By the way, seventy six percent of the American people,
according to the latest Harvard Harris Pole support DOGE. So
there are the government workers, then there's a view in
the court republic opinion of the American people. John, I
know you could list five things you did this hour,
let alone today, let alone yesterday, let alone in the
last week. Is that such a first of all, is
(02:00):
that a question that should be asked employers ask every
day of employees, what have you done?
Speaker 3 (02:05):
Why is that so off limits? No? I don't think
that to me.
Speaker 4 (02:09):
I think the viewpoint that was that I heard expressed
by Lisa.
Speaker 3 (02:12):
Murkowski is a reasonable viewpoint.
Speaker 4 (02:15):
Which is this, she actually represents the most federal workers
in the country. A lot of them actually work in Alaska.
And she says, look, trying to reduce the size of
federal government is a noble exercise. It's the manner in
which you're doing it. It shows a lack of respect
for these federal employees. And she says, show these people respect,
(02:38):
you know, that's what you know, anybody wants in if
you're going to cut someone's job, you don't want to
be you know, shackled and thrown out the door. You
want to do it in a more reasonable process, a
reasonable way. And so that's I think her complaint, and
that's a reasonable complaint. She's not saying, not complaining about
the work of doje what they aim to do, but
(03:01):
the manner in which they're doing it and the confusing
messages that are being sent out to federal employee.
Speaker 2 (03:06):
Well, that's that's an issue of partisan politics more than style.
But your point is well made. It's one thing to
ask somebody what are five things you've accomplished today. We're
just trying to get an eye on what everybody's up
to versus do this or be fired? All right, John Decker,
great reporting us.
Speaker 1 (03:21):
Always miss a little, miss a lot, miss a lot
and we'll miss you. It's your Morning Show with Michael
del Churno.
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