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Karoline Leavitt: “The Office of Personnel Management released a final rule…”

Featuring: Karoline Leavitt, Republican | White House Press Secretary | National

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Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, Feb. 5, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 20:39

There's not a day that goes by where we don't show up and realize we are public servants working on behalf of the American people. And everybody in the federal government best … The Office of Personnel Management released a final rule today that makes it easier to fire government employees who are not doing their job. … working hard on behalf of this president, they, they're not welcome to work for him at all. The New York City mayor is dealing with a $12 billion budget deficit. (20:39–20:44)

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Asserts that a new rule makes it easier to fire government employees not performing their duties.

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