"President Donald Trump is weighing slashing "thousands" of federal jobs ahead of a meeting with his budget director, Russell Vought, as the White House looks to ratchet up pressure on Democrats to end a government shutdown that has entered its second day. "It's likely going to be in the thousands," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Thursday, saying that the "entire team at the White House" was working to identify possible cuts."
"Republicans have sought to use the threat of permanent cuts to the federal bureaucracy to encourage Democrats to vote to reopen the government, and the White House has said firings could happen imminently. But some budget experts have argued that spending money to conduct permanent layoffs during a shutdown is illegal. House Speaker Mike Johnson defended Trump's move, saying that the president has the power to fire workers and cut spending during a shutdown. He pinned blame for the lapse in appropriations on Democrats."
President Donald Trump is considering cutting thousands of federal jobs and meeting with budget director Russell Vought to identify potential agency reductions. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the entire White House team is working to identify cuts and target agencies viewed as misaligned or wasteful. Trump signaled plans to determine which agencies to cut and whether cuts would be temporary or permanent. Republicans are using the threat of permanent cuts to press Democrats to reopen the government, while some budget experts say permanent layoffs during a shutdown may be illegal.
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