Top Consumer Financial Protection Bureau officials resign after Trump halts work

Donald Trump used his 2024 campaign to promise Americans that he would get the bloat out of our federal government, and he's been working hard to keep his word.

It's already working.

According to MSN, "Two top officials at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) left the agency Tuesday and its No. 2 was placed on leave after the financial watchdog’s acting director ordered staff to halt all work."

CFPB Deputy Director Zixta Martinez was placed on administrative leave on February 11.

Shortly after, "Lorelei Salas, assistant director for supervision policy, and Eric Halperin, assistant director for the Office of Enforcement, also sent emails to their teams announcing their decisions to step down," MSN reports.

Salas gave a statement about her decision:

"The Bureau has been instructed to stand down. I do not believe it is appropriate, nor lawful, to stop all supervisory activities and examinations, and I cannot longer serve as the Supervision Director."

White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, who was confirmed last week to serve as CFPB director, ordered staff on February 10 to "stand down from performing any work task."

Donald Trump is not about to let American taxpayers' dollars go to waste, and the excess spending in our federal government seems like a good place to start.

Under liberal leadership, America's government became so bloated and inefficient that it actually became harder to get things done than it would be with fewer employees.

Trump and his Department of Government Efficiency has vowed to identify where America is spending too much in the federal government and get that spending under control.

Martinez being placed on administrative leave was one of those steps, and Salas apparently saw the writing on the wall:

"I know you are concerned about your futures, the future of the bureau, and more importantly, the impact these sweeping changes will have on everyday consumers, on all of us," Salas said in her email.