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Jonathan Martin on DOGE Firings: It’s Just Asking the Best People to Walk Away
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MSNBC

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Morning Joe

Name: Morning Joe
URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036789/ns/msnbc_tv-morning_joe/
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Willie Geist
, Jonathan Martin

Name: Willie Geist
Employment: MSNBC
Position: Co-Host

Name: Jonathan Martin
Employment: The New York Times
Position: Reporter
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02/25/2025 07:45 am
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GEIST So Jonathan we ░░░░░░░░ seeing some of the ░░░░░░░░ I guess pushback from ░░░░░░░░ individual departments to Elon ░░░░░░░░ just having free reign ░░░░░░░░ that chainsaw he wielded ░░░░░░░░ CPAC telling people If ░░░░░░░░ don t respond to ░░░░░░░░ we ll assume you ░░░░░░░░ resigning and you re ░░░░░░░░ And if you do ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ it into AI and ░░░░░░░░ will decide whether you ░░░░░░░░ your job or not ░░░░░░░░ do you make of ░░░░░░░░ we ve seen just ░░░░░░░░ in the last 24 ░░░░░░░░ Martin Yeah I m ░░░░░░░░ for the AI function ░░░░░░░░ semi fired That s ░░░░░░░░ advanced pretty advanced AI ░░░░░░░░ these days apparently that ░░░░░░░░ do the semi fired ░░░░░░░░ They re making it ░░░░░░░░ as they go I ░░░░░░░░ it s not more ░░░░░░░░ than that I think ░░░░░░░░ obviously wants Elon to ░░░░░░░░ the efficiencies of a ░░░░░░░░ company to the federal ░░░░░░░░ and Elon is doing ░░░░░░░░ the federal government or ░░░░░░░░ to what he has ░░░░░░░░ to the private sector ░░░░░░░░ just doesn t work ░░░░░░░░ way And the upshot ░░░░░░░░ it tragically for the ░░░░░░░░ workforce and for the ░░░░░░░░ is that you guys ░░░░░░░░ what s going to ░░░░░░░░ The people who have ░░░░░░░░ best opportunities and the ░░░░░░░░ options are the most ░░░░░░░░ are going to say ░░░░░░░░ borrow from the old ░░░░░░░░ song Take this job ░░░░░░░░ shove it They re ░░░░░░░░ to walk They re ░░░░░░░░ to go in the ░░░░░░░░ sector take that pension ░░░░░░░░ move down to the ░░░░░░░░ country or 30A Joe ░░░░░░░░ enjoy the rest of ░░░░░░░░ life in their early ░░░░░░░░ And you know everybody ░░░░░░░░ who is going to ░░░░░░░░ to hang on is ░░░░░░░░ go to court and ░░░░░░░░ to keep their job ░░░░░░░░ it s just asking ░░░░░░░░ the best people to ░░░░░░░░ and it s totally ░░░░░░░░ defeating.”
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