President Donald has essentially just forced out over 15,000 employees at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). 

Politico reports that these employees have decided to accept Trump's offer and to resign voluntarily.

The effort is being led by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins. 

Let's take a look at the way Trump is shaking things up.

The details

You may remember that Trump essentially offered some employees a government buyout in exchange for their voluntary resignations, and that many individuals already took Trump up on the offer. Now, however, the number to do so has ballooned.

The Daily Caller reports:

As of Thursday, 15,182 individuals have “voluntarily elected deferred resignation,” a USDA spokesperson said in a statement to the Daily Caller. During the first deferred resignation program offered at the USDA back in January, exactly 3,877 employees agreed to the deal . . . During the second wave, 11,305 employees reportedly agreed to the terms. More resignations may follow.

The outlet goes on to provide a bit of a breakdown of the resignations.

"The area of the USDA facing the most resignations is the U.S. Forest Service . . . The agency is facing more than 4,000 resignations amid the Trump administration’s plans to cut the Forest Service’s budget," it writes.

The Daily Caller adds:

The Food Safety and Inspection Service, which has helped deal with the bird flu outbreak and handles meat inspections, lost 555 employees to the resignation program, the outlet reported. Over 2,400 employees resigned from the Natural Resources Conservation Service, which assists farmers in managing livestock and soil. An additional 1,000 staffers from the Farm Service Agency and county office decided to leave.

It's confirmed

USDA spokesperson Seth Christensen has confirmed the resignations.

"President Biden and Secretary Vilsack left USDA in complete disarray, including hiring thousands of employees with no sustainable way to pay them," he wrote.

In contrast, Christensen added, "Secretary Rollins is working to reorient the department to be more effective and efficient at serving the American people, including by prioritizing farmers, ranchers, and producers. She will not compromise the critical work of the Department."

This is all part of the administration's effort to make the U.S. government much more efficient by getting rid of a lot of the D.C. bureaucracy. Trump, on the 2024 campaign trail, promised to do this, and, like in many areas, he is following through on this promise.

The Hill reports that "Rollins earlier this week pledged to bring about a price drop in the coming weeks while boosting foreign agricultural opportunities."