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Jen Kiggans Has A Message for Hardworking Virginians Who Lost Their Job Due to DOGE: Tough Luck

Kiggans’ supported DOGE cuts that ripped jobs away from Virginians
If you’re a hardworking Virginian who was screwed out of your job due to sweeping DOGE cuts, Republican Congresswoman Jen Kiggans has a message for you: Your firing is “supported by the American people,” and you should just “go out and get” another one.

Seriously. Watch Kiggans’ callous comments for yourself:

Interviewer: “What is your message to federal workers that have been laid off, some in your district, under the [DOGE] effort by the Trump Administration?”

Rep. Jen Kiggans: “[…] There’s been some reduction in the size of the federal government, which is supported by the American people. But the jobs are there and I encourage people to go out and get them.”
Kiggans’ disrespectful remarks are reminiscent of controversial comments made by Winsome Earle-Sears, who has said losing a job “happens to everybody all the time.”

REMINDER: Jen Kiggans was a day-one supporter of DOGE, attending an initial meeting with Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to help set up the job-killing department. Kiggans faced protests at her office for failing to stand up to Elon Musk, and even voted to codify DOGE cuts into law. She has dismissed Virginians’ concerns about DOGE, claiming “I know it’s a lot of change, but this change is so necessary.”

DCCC Spokesperson Eli Cousin:
“Congresswoman Jen Kiggans has cheered on the firing of Virginia workers, and now her message to those who were screwed out of a job is that they should just go get another one. Are Kiggans and Winsome Earle-Sears trying to compete to see who can be more out of touch with Virginians?”

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