#RolandMartinUnfiltered - Exposed! Federal Worker Buyout Is FAKE! DO NOT RESIGN!

Episode Date: February 8, 2025

Millions of federal workers are deciding whether to accept or reject the buyout offer. Critics say the offer is a bad deal because the criminal-in-chief is not authorized to make that kind of deal. Congress must approve something like that. Benjamin Dixon, Pastor, Political Commentator, and Author of "God is Not a Republican" spoke with Roland Martin about why federal workers should not accept the buyout. #NoMAGABuyoutSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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buyout offer that Elon Musk has presented to them. Critics say the offer is a bad deal because the criminal in chief, Donald Trump, is not authorized to make that kind of deal. Remember, Congress must approve something like that. Ben Dixon is a past political commentator, author of God is Not a Republican. So, Ben, y'all are trying to get these federal workers not to accept this buyout explain yes exactly and i'm glad i heard you almost say black because we know so many federal workers are black people we know for certain that congress has not authorized any type of buyout and we know for certain that this was off guard a lot of people even in donald trump's administration was caught off guard by

elon musk creating this buyout package. We are encouraging all federal workers to, one, not fall for it because, like you said, it is a trap. But number two, they are the front line holding the line against MAGA. We need them to stay in their jobs and their positions and make sure that they hold the line. Do not take the buyout from MAGA. Have you communicated with some? Because I saw one report earlier this week that an estimated 20,000 federal workers had actually accepted the buyout. I was talking. It's interesting.

I saw this tweet I brought up yesterday from the right wing radio person, Buck Sexton. And he was like, well, it tells you these people want to take the buyout because, you know, they want to keep these cushy federal jobs. And my response was, no, idiot. It's because the buyout is not real. It's fake. It's fraudulent. This is the graphic. I just pulled it up myself. This is the graphic right here, Ben, y'all pushing out. Federal workers do not resign. Do not resign.

America needs you. Resist from within. Document everything. Demand excellence. MAGA will fail. But the most important thing, spread the word, no MAGA buyout. But again, it's illegal. There's nothing there.

There's nothing there. Congress, actually, it starts in the House. Congress appropriates money. There is nothing there in the federal budget that says, yeah, we're going to pay these buyouts. That's right. That's right. So it's smoke and mirrors and it's to create a momentum. They're trying to create a momentum so that federal workers will quit on their own. They understand that they don't have the power. They have to go through the bureaucracy. They have to go through red tape to try to fire any of these individuals. And so they're trying to entice them to quit. But like you said, it's a trap. There is no Congress congressional approval for this. This is Elon Musk talking out

the side of his neck, trying to run a fast one on you. Federal workers do not resign. And if you know a federal worker, if you know. I know a lot of cops and they get asked all the time. Have you ever had to shoot your gun? Sometimes the answer is yes. But there's a company dedicated to a future where the answer will always be no. Across the country, cops call this taser the revolution. But not everyone was convinced it was that simple.

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Um, my panel, um, Matt. So pastor, um, what happens if people don't take these resignations or this buyout, excuse me, and, uh, the administration says you got to go and people just decide not to leave. Like what are their rights literally in terms of being in a federal building removal? What does that process look like? The reason I ask that is my understanding is something like two percent of the federal workforce is considering taking this, which means the other 98 percent are not, which means there will be mass action, presumably as it relates to firing. What is your understanding on their rights in terms of removal and that kind of thing if they choose not to take this buyout

and their hands are forced? Well, thankfully, many federal workers are unionized and many of the unions are speaking out right now, letting it be known that they are collectively denying and refusing to even consider this buyout. And so their first line of defense will be their unions, their union attorneys, those individuals who know how to file a wrongful termination suit. That's their next line of defense, to make sure you have your lawyers as much as you can get them, if you have them, to represent you immediately if you're fired. But while you're there, most importantly, we need you to document everything because we expect a functioning government with MAGA, just like we did underneath Joe Biden. And so federal workers can document the incompetence that we know comes with MAGA.

And also, I mean, I've seen some stories, Bill, Ben, if you can speak to this, that where some have speculated that if you take this buyout, it could have implications regarding your federal pension. That's right. No, absolutely right. The part of the buyout, again, this is something crafted by Elon Musk. So you have to think that this is something that comes from the corporate sector. And he's it's literally the exact same language. He took it from what he did at Twitter. So they just copy and paste it. Right. He copied and pasted the fork in the road email headline. Right. And so this is him letting everyone know that it is Elon Musk.

He is trying to show how big his ego is and how much power he has. He did not consult with any of the department heads, any of the cabinet members. He made this move. It was disruptive even to MAGA. If you can imagine that he superseded the disruption of MAGA and to what end to lie to people, to try to entice you to quit. That's how they win workers, federal workers, please, for the love of everything, hold the line. Do not resign. Zachary. You know, one thing that I think is kind of my question, right, as someone who does content creation, how can we get the word out on a broader scale to ensure that the federal workers know that, one, this probably is a violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act and that the max you can get anyway from the government would be $25,000. So this would exceed that for many of these employees. How do we get the word out so that they know to stay and just toe the line? No, absolutely. We have to get the word out

one by one. There's no platform big enough that's going to come in and save us. So we need every content creator, every person in a text thread with your family, even some folks you haven't talked to in a while, anyone that you know from high school or college or your church that might be a federal worker. We need to reach them as individuals. We need everyone to do their part. The other thing is, I'm honestly, as I'm looking at the live audience with Brother Roland tonight, we need everyone in the live audience to go and recruit five more people to come and sit and listen to the wealth of knowledge that's happening here. It doesn't matter how much content we create if we don't get eyes on that content. So we need to get 100,000 black folks watching Roland Martin every night. That's how we get the word out. Michael. I know a lot of cops and they get asked all the time,

have you ever had to shoot your gun? Sometimes the answer is yes. But there's a company dedicated to a future where the answer will always be no. Across the country, cops called this taser the revolution. But not everyone was convinced it was that simple. Cops believed everything that taser told them. From Lava for Good and the team that brought you Bone Valley But not everyone was convinced it was that simple. From Lava for Good and the team that brought you Bone Valley comes a story about what happened when a multi-billion dollar company dedicated itself to one visionary mission.

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We got Ricky Williams, NFL player, Heisman Trophy winner. It's just a compassionate choice to allow players all reasonable means to care for themselves. Music stars Marcus King, John Osborne from Brothers Osborne. We have this misunderstanding of what this quote-unquote drug thing is. Benny the Butcher. Brent Smith from Shinedown. We got B-Real from Cypress Hill. NHL enforcer Riley Cote.

Marine Corvette. MMA fighter Liz Karamush. What we're doing now isn't working, and we need to change things. Stories matter, and it brings a face to them. It makes it real. It really does. It makes it real. Listen to new episodes of the War on Drugs podcast season two

on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. And to hear episodes one week early and ad free with exclusive content, subscribe to Lava for Good Plus on Apple Podcasts. We asked parents who adopted teens to share their journey. We just kind of knew from the beginning that we were family. We asked parents who adopted teens to share their journey. We just kind of knew from the beginning that we were family. They showcased a sense of love that I never had before. I mean, he's not only my parent, like, he's like my best friend. At the end of the day, it's all been worth it.

I wouldn't change a thing about our lives. Learn about adopting a teen from foster care. Visit AdoptUSKids.org to learn more. Brought to you by AdoptUSKids, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the Ad Council. Pastor Ben Dixon, can you talk about exactly what a civil service employee is and how that differs from an appointee? And how does this play into this whole buyout? How does this play into Schedule F employees, which is part of Project 2025, and eliminating about 50,000 at least employees and replacing them with Trump loyalists? Absolutely. Thank you so much for that very important question, because civil employees, civil workers

are actually advanced based on merit, test taking, qualifying, expertise. I mean, they go through the mill. Any federal worker would tell you they worked and gave their life, everything they could to get to the position that they are in versus MAGA, a bunch of incompetent cave dwelling troglodytes who don't believe in science, who don't believe in truth. They don't believe in anything but servitude to Donald Trump. We guarantee we know without a shadow of a doubt if these federal federal workers resign, they will be replaced by people who are incompetent, incapable, and ideologues.

All right, thank you. Matt. One more question, Pastor Ben. So my understanding is under President Clinton, there was some version of federal workers being asked to leave. I don't know all the contours of that, but if you would please let us know, is there any precedent for this? And if so, how was it done legally there so we can contrast to what we're seeing, the illegal actions going on now? Not at this scale and not in this magnitude in terms of who's doing it. Elon Musk, the request goes against most of the policy, which requires a 30 day notice in any case with federal workers. That's the baseline, not to mention whatever the unions have on top of that. There are layers to this being done. However, if they could just get everyone to quit, then they

don't have to go through those layers. And so how would it how would it absolutely look? I mean, I actually get one second. I actually have the answer here. So a fact check was done on this here. And go to my iPad. Did Clinton set the precedent for mass federal workers? Trump fans say his plan for federal worker buyouts is not new. In the early 1990s, Bill Clinton signed See, I want you all to hear this.

This is the operative phrase. Bill Clinton signed an act allowing $25,000 buyouts for federal workers. That was passed by Congress. And that's right here under Clinton. The government offered mass buyouts. But there's a key difference with what's happening under Donald Trump. A bipartisan Congress overwhelmingly approved Clinton's program following months of review.

That's the difference. There it review. That's the difference. There it is. That's the difference, because this is being headed up by Elon Musk. He has taken his prerogative. He's taken his ego, his pride and his platform and has decided that this is what the United States of America is going to do as opposed to Congress passing legislation. All right, then. Again, folks, we want you to is the doc is the graphic on your pages and I'll put on my Instagram page. All the social media at this point. We need everyone to get this image, send it to people in real life that, you know, call, text them. Federal workers do not resign. Absolutely. Because again, if you voluntarily take the buyout, you're also putting in jeopardy your

legal status. So you and I'm sure Matt being a lawyer will tell anybody you want to protect every legal opportunity that you have. You don't want to take that buyout. Don't even get near it. And I need people to understand. I know Christopher Wray and the other people, they resigned. Y'all, I'm just going to tell you how this here. When I worked at a radio station, KRLD in Dallas, Jack Hines was a news director. And so Jack wanted me to resign. Hell no, I ain't resigning. So somebody came to me and said, Rolla, I don't understand. I mean, they're trying to force you out. I said, you never quit. I know a lot of cops

and they get asked all the time, have you ever had to shoot your gun? Sometimes the answer is yes, but there's a company dedicated to a future where the answer will always be no. Across the country, cops called this taser the revolution. But not everyone was convinced it was that simple. Cops believed everything that taser told them. From Lava for Good and the team that brought you Bone Valley comes a story about what happened when a multibillion- dollar company dedicated itself to one visionary mission. This is Absolute Season 1, Taser Incorporated. I get right back there and it's bad.

It's really, really, really bad. Listen to new episodes of Absolute Season 1, Taser Incorporated, on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Binge episodes 1, 2, and 3 on May 21st, and episodes 4, 5, and 6 on June 4th. Ad-free at Lava for Good Plus on Apple Podcasts. I'm Clayton English.

I'm Greg Lott. And this is Season 2 of the War on Drugs podcast. Yes, sir. We are back. In a big way. I'm Greg Glott. And this is season two of the War on Drugs podcast. Yes sir, we are back. In a big way. In a very big way. Real people, real perspectives. This is kind of star-studded a little bit, man. We got Ricky Williams, NFL player, Heisman Trophy winner. It's just a compassionate choice to allow players all reasonable means to care for themselves. Music stars Marcus King, John Osborne from Brothers Osborne. We have this misunderstanding of what this quote-unquote drug thing is. Benny the Butcher.

Brent Smith from Shinedown. We got B-Real from Cypress Hill. NHL enforcer Riley Cote. Marine Corvette. MMA fighter Liz Caramouch. What we're doing now isn't working, and we need to change things. Stories matter, and it brings a face to them. It makes it real.

It really does. It makes it real. Listen to new episodes of the War on Drugs podcast season two on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. And to hear episodes one week early and ad free with exclusive content, subscribe to Lava for Good Plus on Apple Podcasts. We asked parents who adopted teens to share their journey. We just kind of knew from the beginning that we were family.

They showcased a sense of love that I never had before. I mean, he's not only my parent, like he's like my best friend. At the end of the day, it's all been worth it. I wouldn't change a thing about our lives. Learn about adopting a teen from foster care. Visit AdoptUSKids.org to learn more. Brought to you by AdoptUSKids, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the Ad Council. Because you can't file for unemployment insurance. That's right. I said, you let them fire you. Y'all, firing, getting fired today

ain't the same as it was 30, 40 years ago. I don't give a damn. Let them fire you. That's right. Then you have a better legal standing. Then the unions can file lawsuits on your behalf. What you don't do, you don't voluntarily quit. That's right. You don't do it. All right, Ben, I appreciate it. Thanks a lot. Thank you, man. Thank you. Hello, I'm Isaac Hayes, the third founder and CEO of

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This is Absolute Season 1, Taser Incorporated. I get right back there and it's bad listen to absolute season one taser incorporated on the iheart radio app apple podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts i'm clayton english i'm greg glad and this is season two of the war on drugs podcast last year a lot of the problems of the drug war. This year, a lot of the biggest names in music and sports. This kind of starts that a little bit, man. We met them at their homes. We met them at their recording studios.

Stories matter, and it brings a face to them. It makes it real. It really does. It makes it real. Listen to new episodes of the War on Drugs podcast season two on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. We asked parents who adopted teens to share their journey. We just kind of knew from the beginning that we were family.

They showcased a sense of love that I never had before. I mean, he's not only my parent, like he's like my best friend. At the end of the day, it's all been worth it. I wouldn't change a thing about our lives. Learn about adopting a teen from foster care. Visit AdoptUSKids.org to learn more. Brought to you by AdoptUSKids, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the Ad Council. This is an iHeart Podcast.