Trump lays off thousands of U.S. government workers amid shutdown
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U.S. President Donald Trump blamed Democrats for his decision to lay off thousands of workers across the U.S. government as he followed through on his threat to cut the federal workforce during the government shutdown.
Breakdown
- President Trump announces mass layoffs of government workers during ongoing shutdown. 7s
- Over 4,000 layoffs are concentrated in the Treasury and Health and Human Services departments. 25s
- Democratic leaders, including Senator Chuck Schumer, criticize the move as harmful and unnecessary. 31s
- The shutdown resulted from a dispute over health care assistance in the federal budget. 55s