Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS<p>This <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CNN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CNN</span></a> article—"It took 250 years to build what Tr*mp is trying to undo"—explains the functions of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/programs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>programs</span></a> he wants to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gut</span></a> and how long they've each been around. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/09/politics/federal-agencies-trump-irs-usps-photo-essay-what-matters" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2025/05/09/politics/fe</span><span class="invisible">deral-agencies-trump-irs-usps-photo-essay-what-matters</span></a></p>