# Firing the Experts: How Schedule F and Project 2025 Are Replacing Government Career Staff with Political Loyalists

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Podcast: [Surviving Trump. Saving America](https://stenobird.com/podcast/surviving-trump-saving-america-7226786)
Published: 2026-06-18T14:00:00+00:00
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