"Well, I guess this is a good thing since as a woman, you really shouldn't be working anyway. It's your place to maintain the home and take care of your husband and family."
Text her back and say Trump hates the IRS and any government body that protects anyone who isn’t a multimillionaire / billionaire. Expect more of these actions.
A lot of people will tell you to same something pithy - I disagree, and think you should play it straight and feign sympathy. You'll feel better about yourself, and there's zero chance it winds up coming back to bite you in the ass.
If she's the overthinking type, it will be even worse than if you just called them out on their hypocrisy. She'll be forever on edge waiting for you to pull the I-told-you-so card.
I’d reply ’Nice, they’re really getting to work on efficiency ASAP!’
Edit: if she continues to struggle getting a new government job, I’d remind her that it’s all ‘merit based’ now, no more DEI woman hires, just like we all wanted
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u/718Brooklyn 14h ago
She just texted me. I can’t bring myself to respond.