'Return to work or you'll be fired': Donald Trump issues ultimatum to federal employees
PTC News Desk: President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued an ultimatum to federal employees asserting that either they return to work by February 6 or bear the risk of losing their jobs.
"If they do not agree to show up to work in their office by February 6, they will be terminated. Therefore, we will be downscaling our government, which is something that the last 10 presidents have tried very hard to do, but failed," Trump said.
BREAKING: All federal employees who do not work in person by February 6 will get FIRED - President Donald J. Trump pic.twitter.com/YczfjbXmGd — End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) January 29, 2025
Trump's ultimatum comes hours after the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) began offering buyouts to about two million federal employees who did not return to office within a designated time period. Hence, employees have been given an ultimatum till Febraury 6 to decide on their due course of action.
According to the OPM, most of the employees are supposed to work five days a week in office. However those who choose not to return will be allowed to resign under a "deferred resignation program," which the email described as a "dignified, fair departure from the federal government."
"We think a very substantial number of people will not show up to work, and, therefore, our government will get smaller and more efficient. And that's what we've been looking to do for many, many decades," Trump added.
- With inputs from agencies
