The Brief
- As federal employees are being shed by severe cuts to the budget by the Trump Administration, some are concerned at the fallout of those losing jobs.
- Elliott Sprehe was an employee at the Detroit VA and a former Air Force and Special Forces veteran.
- Sprehe says he was a casualty of the cuts, adding that his performance had been rated as outstanding with his probationary period set to expire tomorrow.
DETROIT (FOX 2) – “My father’s a veteran – my grandfather’s a veteran – so many of my friends and family are veterans,” said Elliott Sprehe.
Sprehe is a veteran – proud of his service – eight years active duty Air Force, Special Forces in Afghanistan, and is married to a fellow Air Force veteran. And until recently, he worked at Detroit’s VA Hospital.
“To be treated this way and have certain individuals lie to the American public – it’s just unacceptable,” he said.…