ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump hasn’t been shy about sharing his thoughts since taking office. On Saturday night, he added a 20-minute Q&A with reporters aboard Air Force One to the mix.
Asked about the series of executive orders he’s signed since taking office that have placed new rules on the federal workforce, Trump said he was opposed to work-from-home concessions that became more common during the coronavirus pandemic.
“You have to go to your office and you have to work,” he said. “Otherwise, you’re not going to have a job.”
Trump also said he’s not worried about existing federal employees leaving and the talent pool to find replacements being diminished: “We have very deep talent. We also have a lot of excess people.”
“This was a gimmick for Democrats, to a certain extent,” he said of existing federal worker rolls, which he suggested were too large.