>serious swamp issues in the Exec Branch
Bad federal employees are virtually impossible to fire. On top of the fact that they now earn 50% more than Americans in comparable positions in private industry, it must drive POTUS nuts.
If most Americans knew what was going on with federal employees, they would be marching on DC and destroying the offices.
Most likely, the main course for DJT will be through transfers to highly undesirable locations.
One approach would be to create a research and document management facility in Alaska or North Dakota, and immediately transfer 200,000 federal employees to that facility.
Put up about 10,000 tents, quonset huts, etc, and move them the fuck out. It actually would not be that difficult.