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The Trump administration lists more than 300 federal government buildings for sale
The Trump administration has included more than 300 buildings for sale in another step to the intestine of the federal government. It describes the characteristics as “not essential for government operations.”
in A site published on the American Public Services Department websiteThe administration says that the 320 real estate in multiple cases is “intended for disposal”.
She says:
We define buildings and facilities that are not essential for government operations, or non -essential real estate to get rid of them. The sale ensures that taxpayers are not spent on taxpayers on vacant or unexploited federal areas. Getting rid of these assets helps to get rid of costly maintenance and allows us to re -invest in high -quality work environments that support the agency’s tasks.
There was some early reaction on Wednesday morning from Denmark to a part of Donald Trump’s speech to Congress on Tuesday, which dealt with his desire to expand the United States to include Greenland.
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Loki RasmussenSpeaking in Helsinki, he said that “the most important part of this speech” is when the US President said this country “will do the right to self -determination.”
In recognition that Denmark and the United States have a common interest with the United States regarding security in the Arctic, he said: “We are ready to work with our American friends to achieve this, but of course it will depend on the fact that we have the Kingdom of Denmark.”
Denmark said Greenland is not for sale. Opinion polls indicate that most Greenland opposes joining the United States, but they also want to obtain independence from Denmark.
In his speech to Congress, Trump said:
I also have a message tonight for amazing people in Greenland. We strongly support your right to determine your future. And if you choose, we welcome you in the United States.
We need Greenland for national security and even international security. We are working with all concerned to try to get it. But we really need international international security. And I think we will get it – in one way or another, we will get it.
We will keep you safe. We will make you rich. Together, we will take Greenland to altitudes as you haven’t thought before. It is a very small population but it is a very large and very important plot of military security.
French President Emmanuel Macron is studying again to Washington alongside President Ukraine Voludmir Zelinski and UK Prime Minister Kiir Starmer to meet the President of the United States Donald TrumpSophie Primas, a government spokeswoman, said on Wednesday.
Primas was talking to the correspondents after the weekly meeting of the French Council of Ministers.
Our video team collected this group of clips from Donald TrumpConference title.
The Tax Authority staff can slide in half – reports
Welcome to the living Guardian Covering American Policy Donald Trump administration. I am Tom Ambrose.
We start with the news that The IRS service is studying the workforce by up to 50 %According to reports. The agency has already registered about 7,000 of its 90,000 employees since Donald Trump arrived in power.
Federal agencies have been granted until March 13 to formulate cost reduction plans and employee plans and submit to the White House.
According to two unknown sources, according to unknown sources, he suggested a “mixture of demobilization, attrition and stimulating acquisitions” that will provide the huge reduction in the number of employees.
John Koskinin, a former tax authority, said that the discounts on this range will make the Tax Authority a “dysfunction.”
In his marathians speech to Congress last night, Donald Trump described “a quick and continuous work” and praised the work of his billionaire consultant Elon MuskWho led his administration efforts to reduce the size of the federal government significantly through the so -called “Ministry of Governmental efficiency”. Democratic lawmakers protested signs that read “lies” and “wrong” through the speech, which lasted an hour and 40 minutes.
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The president’s speech was full False claims It has already been corrected, but it is still repeated – Here are some of the “facts” that were examined
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He doubled the expansion speech, saying that the administration was “restoring Panama channelAnd repeating his threat to control Greenland: “In one way or another, we will get it.” The president recently stated that the United States will “own” Gaza Strip
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The dollar has It fell to the lowest level since NovemberAfter Trump said that his new definitions will cause “little disturbance” in his speech in Congress
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Responding to Trump’s speech, Sen Elisa Sluttin From Michigan, he said that Ronald Reagan “must roll in his grave” after the Oval Office applauded last week with Voludmir Zelinski and Trump, “they rise to dictators such as Vladimir Putin”, and confirmed that Trump would lose the “Cold War”
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Democratic representative Al -Akhdar family Texas was removed due to a spray during Trump’s speech. He later told the media, “It is worth telling people that some of us will lead to standing against this president.”
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The Trump administration has included more than 300 federal buildings for sale. It describes the characteristics as “non -essential for government operations”
