"He announced the meeting on social media on Thursday morning, saying he and Mr Vought would determine "which of the many Democrat Agencies" would be cut - continuing their efforts to slash federal spending by threatening mass firings of workers and suggesting "irreversible" cuts to Democratic priorities."
""I can't believe the Radical Left Democrats gave me this unprecedented opportunity," Mr Trump wrote on his social media account. "They are not stupid people, so maybe this is their way of wanting to, quietly and quickly, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" The post was notable in its explicit embrace of Project 2025, a controversial policy blueprint drafted by the Heritage Foundation that Mr Trump distanced himself from during his reelection campaign. The effort aimed to reshape the federal government around right-wing policies, and Democrats repeatedly pointed to its goals to warn of the consequences of a second Trump administration."
"Mr Vought on Wednesday offered an opening salvo of the pressure he hoped to put on Democrats. He announced he was withholding $18bn for the Hudson River rail tunnel and Second Avenue subway line in New York City that have been championed by Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries in their home state. Mr Vought is also cancelling $8bn dollars in green energy projects in states with Democratic senators. Meanwhile, the White House is preparing for mass firings of federal workers, rather than simply furloughing them as is the usual practice during a shutdown. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said earlier this week that lay-offs were "imminent". "If they don't want further harm on their constituents back home, then they need to reopen the government," Ms Leavitt said. Mr Vought has emerged as a central figure in the shutdown - promising possible lay-offs of government workers that would be a show of strength by the Trump administratio"
President Trump and Russell Vought announced a meeting to choose which Democratic agencies would face cuts, framing the move as part of an effort to slash federal spending. Trump posted that Democrats had given him an "unprecedented opportunity" and explicitly embraced Project 2025, a Heritage Foundation blueprint to reshape the federal government around right-wing policies. Vought withheld $18bn for New York transit projects and cancelled $8bn in green energy funding in Democratic states. The White House plans mass firings of federal workers rather than typical furloughs, with press secretary Karoline Leavitt calling layoffs "imminent" and urging Democrats to reopen the government.
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