New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has launched a campaign appealing to fired federal employees to come work for her state, The Hill reported on Tuesday.

The effort, called the “You’re Hired” campaign, turns President Donald Trump’s catchphrase upside down, as his administration, led by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, has fired thousands of federal workers, with many more dismissals experted to follow.

“The federal government might say, ‘You’re fired,’ but here in New York, we say, ‘You’re hired.’ In fact, we love federal workers,” Hochul said in a video in which she announces the program and informs the public of a state hiring portal for those who have been dismissed from the federal government, encouraging them to check out a list of available state jobs.

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