Donald Trump has revealed what could be the fate of nearly 90,000 newly hired Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees, suggesting he could “move them to the border.”
Hours after receiving the presidency, the Republican leader signed an executive order to halt the hiring of all federal civilian employees until “your Administration can determine that it is in the national interest to do so.”
Aside from the IRS, the decision is temporary for all other federal offices. He also froze funding for the Inflation Reduction Act, commonly known as the bipartisan infrastructure bill.
Since then, President Trump’s order has jeopardized the future of some 87,000 new IRS agents who had been hired for the 2022 Act.
According ForbesThey were intended to “focus on work targeting high-wealth individuals, complex partnerships, and large corporations that do not pay the taxes due.”
However, while speaking today to a crowd of about 2,000 people at the Circa Resort & Casino in downtown Las Vegas, he said they could be “moved to the border.”
“They hired… they were trying to hire 88,000 new workers to go with you, and we are in the process of developing a plan to lay them all off or maybe move them to the border,” the president said to cheers.
‘I think we are going to move them to the border where they are allowed to carry weapons. You know, they are very strong with weapons. But these people are allowed to carry weapons. So we will probably move them to the border.”
President Donald Trump has revealed what could be the fate of nearly 90,000 newly hired Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees as he halts federal hiring.
Hours after receiving the presidency, the Republican leader signed an executive order to stop the hiring of all federal civilian employees until ‘your Administration can determine that it is in the national interest to do so.’
In addition to halting new hiring, the new leader also announced the creation of a complementary agency to the IRS to deal with external taxes and duties.
Like the IRS, the External Revenue Service (ERS) will collect and enforce laws related to taxes in foreign countries.
It comes after Trump said in November that he will impose a 25 percent tariff on Canada and Mexico.
It also wants to impose an additional 10 percent tax on products from China, on top of other existing tariffs.
“I will immediately begin the review of our trade system to protect American workers and families,” Trump said during his speech at the Capitol on Monday.
“Instead of taxing our citizens to enrich other countries, we will levy tariffs and levies on foreign countries to enrich our citizens.”
Trump continued: “For this purpose, we are establishing the External Revenue Service to collect all tariffs, duties and revenues.”
“There will be enormous amounts of money that will reach our Treasury, from foreign sources,” he concluded.
“The American dream will soon return and prosper like never before.”
While speaking to a crowd of about 2,000 people today at the Circa Resort & Casino in downtown Las Vegas, he suggested they could be “moved to the border.”
The new agents were intended to “focus on work targeting high-wealth individuals, complex partnerships, and large corporations that do not pay taxes due.”
In addition to stopping new hiring, the new leader also announced the creation of the External Tax Service (ERS).
The proposed 25 percent tariff would represent a significant escalation of trade tensions and could affect a wide range of industries, from agriculture to auto manufacturing.
He also warned world leaders that they could face devastating economic sanctions if they do not start manufacturing in the United States in a fiery speech to the World Economic Forum on January 23.
The president said nations “will pay” if they choose not to do business in the United States and touted a return to the “Golden Age” of financial prosperity.
He also offered a tax incentive and lower rates to nations that decide to move more business while he is in the White House.
In statements that put the world on notice, he said that his message was very easy: “Come and manufacture your product in the United States and we will give you one of the lowest taxes of any nation in the world… but if you do not manufacture your product in the United States , then, very simply, you will have to pay a fee.”
Laying out his strategy to boost American manufacturing, he also urged Canada to become the 51st state to avoid the devastating economic sanctions he could implement around the world.
