President Trump's promise to drain the swamp is becoming reality at lightning speed, with new federal employment data showing the bureaucratic blob has been slashed to its smallest size in over 60 years.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, federal employment dropped to just 2,686,000 workers in January 2026 - a number not seen since Lyndon B. Johnson occupied the White House in the 1960s. The dramatic reduction comes as Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) continues its ruthless campaign to eliminate government waste and redundancy.
Deep State Getting Decimated
This isn't just about numbers on a spreadsheet, Patriots. This represents the systematic dismantling of the administrative state that has grown like cancer through our federal government for decades. Every bureaucrat sent packing means less red tape strangling American businesses and fewer Deep State operatives working against the will of We the People.
The Biden regime left behind a bloated federal workforce that was more interested in pushing woke ideology than serving the American people. Now, under Trump's leadership and Musk's efficiency expertise, that parasitic system is being surgically removed.
"We promised to cut the fat from government, and that's exactly what we're delivering," a senior DOGE official told reporters. "Every position eliminated saves taxpayers money and reduces government interference in their daily lives."
While Democrats and their media allies will undoubtedly cry about "essential services," the reality is that most of these eliminated positions were unnecessary bureaucratic jobs that existed only to justify bigger government budgets. Real essential services - like border security and national defense - are being strengthened under Trump's America First agenda.
Taxpayers Win Big
This massive reduction in federal employment translates directly into savings for hardworking Americans who have been forced to fund this bureaucratic behemoth for far too long. With fewer government employees collecting paychecks and benefits, more money stays in the pockets of the people who actually earned it.
The question now is: how much more fat can DOGE cut from the federal government? If the first few weeks are any indication, we're just getting started on the greatest government reduction in modern American history.