Trump Supporter Begs for Help After Job Offer Rescinded Due to Trump's Order: 'I Know This Was an Unintended Consequence'

A Texas family in the process of relocating for a job with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is pleading for help after the job offer was rescinded due to a government hiring freeze ordered by President Donald Trump.

A nurse and dedicated Trump supporter had recently been hired by the VA, packed up her family's Fort Worth home, and secured housing in Waco. Then, two weeks before her start date, the job offer was rescinded.

In a heartfelt plea directed at Trump and Senator Ted Cruz, her husband—a disabled veteran himself—shared the devastating impact of the rescinded job offer on social media.

"[We] have spent thousands to move our family," John Basham shared on X, formerly Twitter. "Now our family is lost with no clear path."

"My wife is in tears and inconsolable," he wrote, explaining that working with disabled veterans had long been her dream. "My family is devastated!"

"We are all huge Trump supporters and I know this was an unintended consequence," he said, emphasizing his belief that the executive order (EO) was not intended to harm healthcare providers working with veterans.

The hiring freeze is part of an executive order aimed at curbing government spending and ending "the onslaught of useless and overpaid DEI activists buried into the federal workforce," according to the White House memorandum. The freeze, which the White House described as part of the president's "drain the swamp" agenda, has faced criticism for its broad impact, particularly in the area of veterans' healthcare.

"If VA freezes hiring as mandated in Trump's executive order, veterans could face significant wait times for medical appointments and reductions in access to care and benefits," Mark Takano (D-CA), the ranking member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, said in a statement Tuesday. "The drafters of these orders clearly did not consider the downstream effects of a hiring freeze on the millions of veterans who rely on VA."

Doug Collins, Trump's VA secretary nominee, dismissed concerns during his confirmation hearing on Tuesday. "I think what we're going to see is that no one on the veteran side is going to miss their health care provider because of this new hiring freeze," Collins said.

Meanwhile, Basham is urging social media to bring his family's situation to Trump's attention, hoping for a resolution that would allow his wife to fulfill her dream and continue serving veterans in need.

In a follow-up post, Basham claims someone within the federal government told him "pissed bureaucrats" are "overapplying" the EO in an attempt to "make Trump look bad." At this time, it's unclear if his wife's job offer will be reinstated.