(NewsNation) — White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended the Trump administration’s federal buyout program Thursday and said more than 77,000 federal workers have accepted an offer that will save taxpayers money.
“We are saving taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars with this buyout,” she said. “We are saving taxpayers money at the end of the day. This is going to make our government more efficient.”
President Donald Trump will reveal some of the Department of Government Efficiency’s findings in a Thursday news conference, Leavitt said. She also highlighted federal agencies likely to be eradicated, such as the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Department of Education, after DOGE has completed its investigations.
Leavitt said Thursday’s inflation report was “not a surprise” and is proof the “Biden administration left us with a mess.”
The consumer price index increased 3% in January from a year ago, according to new data from the Labor Department. It’s the fourth consecutive increase in the annual inflation rate since September, when it fell to 2.4%.
