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Topics: Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Politics, US News
Emily Brown
A West Virginia resident who used to proudly fly a Trump-Vance flag outside her home has spoken out about her opinion of the president after she was laid off from her federal government job.
Until last month, Jennifer Piggott had worked at the Treasury Department's Bureau of Fiscal Service under Trump's administration, which she'd proudly shown her support for in the 2024 election.
However, unfortunately Piggott became one of 125 probationary employees fired from the bureau as she fell victim to Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which is fronted by Elon Musk as it attempts to reduce the federal workforce and prevent taxpayers' money from being 'wasted'.
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In an interview with CNN, Piggott described herself as being a 'MAGA junkie' as she showed support for Trump by wearing a Trump-Vance shirt and flying their flag, but now she's admitted that she's since removed the flag from outside her home.
Describing how she felt when she lost her job, Piggott said: "I cried. It's scary. It's a really scary thing and I was embarrassed."
The former Trump supporter explained her confusion when she was fired over what was allegedly described as 'poor performance', despite having received 'the highest rating you can get' on a performance review conducted less than 21 days earlier.
When asked if she regretted her Trump vote, Piggott said: "Yes I do. To cut the knees of the working class Americans just doesn't make sense to me. I expected more from President Donald Trump."
She also revealed she's received 'death threats' since voicing her change of heart, with other West Virginia voters choosing to remain anonymous as they shared their thoughts to avoid the same fate.
Another Trump voter, who left the Bureau of Fiscal Service amid fears of losing her health insurance if she was fired, said she was all for 'balancing budget', but said she could not support the 'way that it's been done'.
"It's just not right," she said.
Speaking to Reuters, Piggot said that nobody she'd spoken to 'understood the devastation that having this administration in office would do to our lives', adding: "As much as I think that President Trump is doing wonderful things for the country in some regards, I don't understand this at all."
The voters' comments come as The New York Times reported that at least 49,110 federal employees had been cut from their jobs amid Trump's crackdown, though many of these workers have since been temporarily reinstated under court orders.
The report released on March 28 said the reductions could affect at least 12 percent of the 2.4 million civilian federal workers, though the cuts don't look set to stop any time soon as federal agencies are being directed to reduce numbers even further.