Trump says "there could be firings" during shutdown
President Trump said in an interview with One America News his administration may cut federal workers and programs favored by Democrats during the government shutdown.
"There could be firings, and that's their fault," the president said, likely referring to Democrats.
"It could also be other things. I mean, we could cut projects that they wanted, favored projects, and they'd be permanently cut," Mr. Trump said. "I'm allowed to cut things that should've never been approved in the first place, and I will probably do that."
Last week, the White House Office of Management and Budget told federal agencies to consider layoffs, or reductions-in-force, if the government shuts down — an unusual move since government workers are usually sent home without pay during a shutdown, rather than laid off permanently.