Trump Says He ‘Immediately Halted’ Hiring of New IRS Agents

The comment was delivered at a speech in Nevada.

President Donald Trump speaks with the press, alongside White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt (R), on board Air Force One after departing Las Vegas, en route to Miami on Jan. 25, 2025. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

President Donald Trump on Saturday said he has halted any new hires of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents.

“They hired—were trying to hire 88,000 new workers to go with you, and we’re in the process of developing a plan to either terminate all of them or maybe we move them to the border,” Trump remarked at a speech in Nevada, while also saying, “On day one, I immediately halted the hiring of any new IRS agents.