Just over a month into office, Donald Trump has continued his yearslong crusade against our nation’s veterans and their families — this time, likely firing thousands of veterans en masse as he pushes forward his $4.5 trillion tax cut for his ultra-wealthy friends. Veterans getting the short end of the stick under Trump is nothing new — this is the same person who has put health care for veterans in jeopardy and disparaged service members time and again. Through all of this, one thing is clear: Trump and his billionaire Cabinet care more about their pocketbooks than our veterans, service members, and military families. 

Punchbowl News: Thousands of veterans likely fired under DOGE

• Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee estimate that nearly 6,000 veterans may have already been fired from their federal jobs as part of the DOGE initiative run by mega-billionaire Elon Musk, with a lot more veteran layoffs possible.

• Veterans make up a big portion of the federal workforce, at roughly 30%. The total number of federal employees was 2.3 million before any layoffs.

• By far the biggest chunk of veterans who lose their jobs would be at the Defense Department, where vets make up more than 43% of the workforce, Democrats say. 

• The Treasury Department, Justice Department and the Department of Veterans Affairs could also see big veteran firings.