A military vet and a scientist were securing America’s food system. Trump fired them

Derek Copeland, who was recently fired from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, holds a USDA work shirt near his residence in Opelika, Alabama. The Air Force veteran had worked as a dog trainer for the USDA.

More than 10,000 federal employees who had yet to complete their probationary periods have been fired by the Trump administration, including those who work to protect American agriculture.

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