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Karen Travers
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ABC News White House correspondent, @WHCA board member, Philly sports fan, Georgetown Hoya, mom of 3

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Administration officials had said the target to accept was 5-10% of the federal workforce.

75,000 workers = 3.125%

I asked Leavitt why they didn't extend offer.

"We put a deadline on that. And the deadline was reached. 75,000 people accepted the offer."
February 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
It’s fun to read my text chains from that time
February 8, 2025 at 8:21 PM
One current USAID official is based in Asia and is pregnant.

She broke down in tears on the call, explaining how she doesn't know what is going to happen to her family, worried the administration is going to "abandon" her overseas or back in the U.S.
"We have a nursery painted with a crib ready."
February 7, 2025 at 9:33 PM
More from Pres Trump:
We want the most competent people, especially in those positions. And, you know, you're talking about extremely complex things, and if they don't have a – a great brain, a great power of the brain, they're not going to be very good at what they do, and bad things will happen.
January 30, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Yes
January 22, 2025 at 1:32 AM
hi - yes I am
January 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I asked him in the Oval Office after his briefing with Gov Newsom, Mayor Bass and FEMA Admin Criswell if he's been told the death toll is likely to increase significantly.
January 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM