Fox correspondent mocks federal workers worried about child care amid Trump's buyout offer

Cheryl Casone: “They're crying, they're upset, ‘I'm going to have to get child care.' Oh, okay. Sorry.”

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From the January 29, 2025, edition of Fox Business' Mornings with Maria

MARIA BARTIROMO (ANCHOR): He also wants to drain the swamp. So he wants those people who have been working in government all these years and who have, you know, their own expectations, and sort of narrative of the way things go, he wants them out. He's hoping that they take the buyout.

CHERYL CASONE (FOX CORRESPONDENT):  I've already seen a lot of these federal workers on social media posting about -- they're, you know, they're crying, they're upset, ‘I'm gonna have to get child care.' Oh, OK. Sorry.

BARTIROMO: By the way, that's a real thing.

CASONE: I understand. But --

BARTIROMO: And they do need child care.

CASONE: But, but --

BARTIROMO: And that's going to cost money. So that is true.

CASONE:  But, and I understand. I'm not -- I understand that. But still, you know, if you're a doctor or a nurse or I mean there are plenty of jobs --