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Majority of public holds favorable view of federal employees, survey shows

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A majority of Americans continue to show support for federal employees amid the Trump administration’s deep cuts to agency staff and programs, according to new survey data from the Partnership for Public Service.

While the Trump administration presses forward with rapid and broad changes to the federal workforce, the Partnership’s latest survey on the federal government still found that 55% of survey respondents viewed federal employees favorably, while 35% of respondents had an unfavorable opinion of the government’s workforce.

Chart showing the public’s views of federal employees, based on political party. (Source: Partnership for Public Service March 2025 survey)

Those findings show “slightly higher” support for the federal workforce since the organization’s previous survey in 2023, the Partnership wrote last week in its analysis of the new survey.

“The loudest voices aren’t necessarily the majority voices,” Paul Hitlin, the Partnership’s senior research manager, said in an interview. “There’s been a lot of criticism of federal employees, but that’s not the majority opinion.”

Since the Partnership for began collecting data on how the public views the federal workforce back in 2021, the non-profit’s findings have remained consistent: the public holds more positive views of civil servants than the federal government overall.

The latest findings come from an online survey of 1,000 Americans, whom the Partnership surveyed in mid-March. The results also showed that, perhaps more than ever, the public is paying close attention to the inner workings of the federal government, as well as how it is changing through the efforts of the White House and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

In the new survey, 78% of respondents said they are closely following the changes the Trump administration is making to the federal workforce. Another 73% said they are closely following the actions of DOGE.

“It’s unfortunate that it takes some of these agencies getting cut for people to learn what they do, but there is definitely a lot of attention being paid, and I think a lot of people are learning what’s going on,” Hitlin said. “Perhaps long-term, that might have a positive impact on how the country views the agencies that they work for.”

Part of the reason for greater attention to the issue may be because the changes have far-reaching effects. Out of the Partnership’s survey respondents, 29% said they personally know someone who has been affected by the Trump administration’s actions — a combined total of 20% who know someone who has been impacted, and 9% who have been directly and personally affected.

“You’re talking about almost a third of the country — that’s quite a lot of people,” Hitlin said. “That, to me, suggests that while it’s a government story, it’s not a D.C.-only story. People around the country are noticing cuts. They’re paying attention to it, and they’re seeing people around them being impacted.”

The majority of those surveyed opposed DOGE and the cuts to the federal workforce and government programs. Sixty-four percent of survey respondents said they were specifically concerned about a loss of experience and knowledge in the federal workforce.

But there are also many who view the Trump administration’s changes positively. About 80% of those who are supportive of the Trump administration’s federal workforce overhauls said they believe the changes will make their communities and lives better, the Partnership’s survey found.

Even among those who were supportive of the changes, 41% expressed concerns about a loss of experience and knowledge in the federal workforce in the short-term.

“People who support these changes, they’re not expecting it to be perfect. Many of them actually expect that there may be some problems, but they still support the efforts overall. They said they think that, on balance, there will be positive outcomes,” Hitlin said. “That was a little surprising to me — that even though they were supportive of these dramatic changes, and they felt that there were going to be some negative consequences, they were OK with that.”

Prior to its most recent survey, the Partnership has also regularly conducted polling on the public’s trust in government, which continues to wane over time. In 2024, just 23% of Americans said they trusted the federal government — an 11% decline since 2022, according to the Partnership’s findings.

Despite that downward trend, career civil servants themselves maintain a higher level of trust than the federal government as a whole.

“By focusing on the elements of the government that may not receive as much attention as Congress —such as civil servants and the missions of federal agencies,” the Partnership has said, “an opportunity exists to increase the public’s trust.”

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Hulk Hogan’s Death Certificate Released

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Hulk Hogan’s death certificate was obtained by TMZ on Friday.

Hogan passed away at the age of 71 last Thursday from acute myocardial infarction. He also had a history of leukemia.

The wrestling legend was rushed to the hospital last week after emergency responders received a phone call for “cardiac arrest.”

The death certificate revealed Hulk Hogan was cremated in Clearwater, Florida.

“Hulk’s official cause of death was previously revealed as a heart attack. His medical records also showed a history of atrial fibrillation, a heart condition that causes an irregular heartbeat. HH was also diagnosed with a form of cancer, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), though details surrounding the cancer are unclear,” TMZ reported.

Hulk Hogan death certificate / TMZ

President Trump praised Hulk Hogan for his “absolutely electric” speech at last year’s RNC convention.

“We lost a great friend today, the “Hulkster.” Hulk Hogan was MAGA all the way — Strong, tough, smart, but with the biggest heart. He gave an absolutely electric speech at the Republican National Convention, that was one of the highlights of the entire week. He entertained fans from all over the World, and the cultural impact he had was massive. To his wife, Sky, and family, we give our warmest best wishes and love. Hulk Hogan will be greatly missed!”

Hulk Hogan and his wife were baptized in December 2023.

“Total surrender and dedication to Jesus is the greatest day of my life. No worries, no hate, no judgment… only love!” Hulk Hogan said.

RIP to an American icon.

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Stephen A. Smith SLAMS Zohran Mamdani and the Democrat Party

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Stephen A. Smith SLAMS Zohran Mamdani and the Radical Democrat Wing: “Either the Party Ends, or the United States Ends”

In a bold and fiery statement that has made waves across social media and major news outlets, commentator Stephen A. Smith unleashed a scathing rebuke of the radical left’s takeover of the Democratic Party. Targeting the likes of New York State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Senator Bernie Sanders, Smith warned of the existential threat their socialist ideas pose to the future of the United States.

Smith reacted to a recent statement by Mamdani, who argued that “no

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Trump Gets Backlash Over RNC Chair Endorsement: An LGBT ‘Ally’ Who ‘Just Tried to Pass Amnesty’

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Get ready for the next clash of conservatives.

When Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley announced Thursday he is entering the race for Senate in North Carolina, he did more than put a second high-profile name in the running in the Tar Heel State.

He set up what could be a bruising battle for leadership of the GOP on a nationwide scale.

In a July 24 post on the social media platform Truth Social, President Donald Trump, the hands-down heavyweight of party politics, heartily endorsed Whatley in the North Carolina race, and at the same time endorsed Florida state Sen. Joe Gruters, the party’s current national treasurer, to step into Whatley’s place.

But there’s already a groundswell of opposition to Gruters. And one of his most vocal opponents is Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

As the Sunshine State news website Florida Politics noted in a July 16 report, DeSantis slammed Gruters in a news conference where DeSantis appointed Florida state Sen. Blaise Ingoglia to the post of Florida chief financial officer.

It’s a job Gruters has been running for since May of last year.

While appointing a rival to the vacant post, DeSantis made his distaste for Gruters painfully clear.

“If George Washington rose from the dead and came back and tapped me on the shoulder and said, ‘Will you appoint Joe Gruters CFO?’ my response would be, no, I can’t do that without betraying the voters that elected me,” DeSantis said, according to Florida Politics.

He accused Gruters of siding with teachers’ unions in battles with the state government, as well as supporting the marijuana industry (a constitutional amendment to legalize recreational use failed in November).

According to the Tampa Bay Times, DeSantis and Gruters clashed over a bill Gruters supported that would have put the job of chief immigration officer in the state in the hands of the state’s agriculture commissioner.

In a post on the social media platform X, DeSantis called the bill “truly contemptible” and described it as “amnesty.”

And as the Sarasota Herald-Tribune reported in January 2020, Gruters had a history of sponsoring pro-gay legislation in the state before appearing to reverse course.

“I’m an ally of the LGBTQ community,” he told the newspaper.

More recently, in April, Gruters made the wrong kind of headlines when the U.K.’s Daily Mail, a British outlet with a major North American presence, revealed he was a follower of 60 accounts on the adult-themed OnlyFans site.

(“I typically engage accounts that are recommended or interact with my account,” Gruters told the Daily Mail. “That said, I will review my follows and remove any content that may be considered questionable.”)

Conservative media users aren’t letting that past go.

“Perfect for San Francisco, nightmare for Florida,” one pro-DeSantis account on the social media platform X declared.

“Gruters just tried to pass amnesty for illegal aliens in Florida,” wrote another user.

The conservative pro-life website LifeSiteNews made its view clear in its headline and summary head about Trump’s endorsement.

“Trump endorses LGBT ‘ally’ Joe Gruters to be next RNC chair,” the headline declared.

The summary headline?

“Donald Trump has endorsed Joe Gruters to lead the Republican National Committee despite the Florida lawmaker’s liberal stances on LGBT ‘discrimination,’ immigration, teachers’ unions, and marijuana.”

According to Florida Politics, Gruters was the first Florida lawmaker to make an official endorsement of Trump in the Republican 2024 primary — snubbing DeSantis’ short-lived, mistake-in-hindsight primary challenge to the 45th president.

That no doubt plays a role in both Trump’s support for Gruters and DeSantis’ opposition, but there appear to be deeper factors at play here.

In a job as crucial as the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee, having anything less than sterling, unblemished bona fides is going to be a problem with a voter base with a limited trust in establishment politicians, even if they have an “R” next to their name.

Questionable positions on “trans” issues, illegal immigration, and drugs — not to mention raising eyebrows by following OnlyFans models — are serious red flags for any contender for the job.

Trump has proven over and over again what he can accomplish with sheer force of will, and he’s almost single-handedly responsible for revising the ideological power of the Republican Party after the dormancy of the post-Mitt Romney world.

As the titular head of the party, as well as probably the single most influential human being in the world, much less the American GOP, he could almost certainly install any chairman of the party he chooses.

However, the situation now is the midterms are approaching next year, and the magic “Trump” name is not on the ballot — which means the energy of the party faithful is going to be at a premium for all of the Republican Party.

The question for Trump is, is a clash with conservatives worth it?

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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