Trump: "US Officials Harder to Handle Than North Korea and China"

President Donald Trump of the United States [Photo by Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Donghyun Choi] It has been reported that U.S. President Donald Trump expressed the opinion that his own country's civil service organization is more difficult to handle than those of North Korea or China.

The Washington Post (WP) reported on the 23rd, citing attendees, that President Trump made these remarks at a political fundraising event held in Tennessee on the 22nd (local time).

President Trump mentioned that someone asked him which country was the hardest to deal with, whether it was Russia, China, or North Korea, and he replied, "The hardest place is the United States. This is a fact. These people are exasperating," criticizing U.S. civil servants. He said, "There are many people from previous administrations, and they are civil servants. I have fired some of them." President Trump also expressed strong dissatisfaction with some civil servants who gave unfavorable testimony during the congressional impeachment trial related to his 'Ukraine scandal.'

President Trump has repeatedly expressed strong dissatisfaction with certain public officials, claiming that there is a 'deep state' within the administration. The deep state refers to hidden vested interests that exert negative influence behind the scenes to distort national policy and politics.

WP reported that these remarks by President Trump came a day after he signed an executive order aimed at making the hiring and firing of federal agency employees more flexible.

This executive order allows each federal agency to reclassify some positions as 'Schedule F' and evaluate applicants' core qualities such as work ethic and judgment at the agency's discretion when selecting candidates.

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