Federal employees scrub social media accounts of any negative posts about Trump as they scramble to save jobs

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Federal employees are scrubbing their social media accounts of any negative posts about President-elect Donald Trump as they scramble to save their jobs before his inauguration. Some federal employees are removing posts from X and Facebook, with one official who testified in Trump’s first impeachment inquiry considering filing retirement papers as others are taking steps to move to possibly safer agencies. Its president, Jesus Soriano, told The Post: “There is shock and there is actual fear, and there is self-censure in the sense that people are scared about retaliation.” The new Republican majority in Congress is looking at returning to old legislation to force teleworking employees to return to the office, allowing Veterans Affairs to get rid of workers who are not performing as expected and to enact mandatory training to make sure that staffers are following the administration’s plans. A Trump transition spokesperson told The Post that the administration “will have a place for people serving in government who are committed to defending the rights of the American people, putting America first, and ensuring the best use of working men and women’s tax dollars.” A National Weather Service meteorologist told the paper that he deleted mentions of how climate change affects extreme weather as well as any mention of union support.