Among the Republican voters experiencing buyer’s remorse are more than a few military veterans who chose Trump over Harris by a margin of 65 to 34%, according to some exit polls. Their shock and dismay surfaced in DC this month during the legislative conference of the reliably conservative and hawkish Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW),

Military veterans are among those being hit hardest by Trump’s austerity push, which threatens many of their jobs as well as health care and other benefits. The cuts are starting to mobilize the conservative-leaning demographic against the administration.

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The VA won't share the number of jobs cut in Kansas but promises transparency for any future restructuring as they seek to remove 80,000 employees.

The Trump administration is planning to cut over 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press.

The overriding questions of President Donald Trump’s second term are how dramatically he wants to cut government, and how far he’ll be able to go before the courts or Congress stops him.

VA is preparing to lay off as many as 80,000 workers in coming weeks, according to an internal memo obtained by ABC News.