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What promises did Trump make regarding the federal government?
Donald Trump said he'd end the war in Ukraine in his first 24 hours in office. He did not. He also said he'd immediately slash grocery prices. Yet my eggs keep costing more, Donald. But he has delivered on a bunch of other promises. If you heard yesterday's Today Explained, you know the pardons are flowing as are the deportations, and he's really shaking up the federal government.
He fired a dozen or maybe more inspectors general late Friday night with zero notice. That's not even legal. On Monday, he fired another dozen or so prosecutors who worked with Jack Smith, They can sue and their lawyers, so probably.
And then he also just issued a pause in federal grants, loans, and financial assistance, apparently until his administration can make sure all that money is being doled out in line with their priorities. But he's also trying to deliver on that ancient promise of his to drain the swamp. And that is where we are going to focus our energy on the show today.
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Today Explained, Sean Ramos from here once again with Andrew Prokop, senior correspondent at Vox. Andrew, we've seen lots of pardons. We've seen deportation. How is Trump, too, doing so far on reshaping the federal government?
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