Trump blames Democrats for government shutdown triggering layoffs
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Minister Donald Trump On Sunday, the crime placed a square to the democrats to close the government, which was expected to trigger the dismissal of sweeping all over the federal labor force.
Before getting on Marine One, Trump said that the upcoming layoffs were “up to them” and referred to the democrats who voted for a bill to finance the government and prevent closing.
The Federal Government closed at 12:301 on Wednesday and forced the agencies to send domestic workers to unable roles.
Closing announced: Who works, who is not and how much it cost
On Wednesday, June 25, 2025, the US Capitol on Washington DC. (Eric Lee/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
These distances are temporary; When the Congress solves the stop, employees usually return to work and receive repayment. As a result, their closure of past government has become more political theater than economic shock, markets and jobs are rapidly backing.
This time, however, the Trump administration warned that some furry workers would not be able to return and turned a routine disruption into a potential blow to a fragile labor market.
While Trump is preparing for the largest federal resignation in the US history, he throws a shadow on things.
Washington, DC, hosts a great share of federal employees, especially after Elon Musk Ministry of State Efficiency (Doge) Advisory Board suppressed for layoffs earlier this year.
On Tuesday, when asked how many federal workers could be dismissed, Trump said to journalists at the White House, “We can do a lot.”
President Donald Trump speaks to the media members in the Southern Sap of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. (Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
At the same time, the administration is preparing to control that the US history can become the largest mass resignation and plans to leave more than 100,000 federal employees under the postponed resignation program.
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National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said that on Sunday, CNN’s “Union Status” will begin if the dismissal “president decided that negotiations do not go anywhere”.
“We can make them see that it is common sense to avoid dismissal of the Democrats.”
Democrats “on Monday when they return to town if they are reasonable,” he added Hassett, Trump “will not see any reason for the dismissal,” he added.
