"The president was asked about the depth of federal layoffs, Pergram replied, before playing a clip of Trump's earlier statements: We made you a law. They want to open the wall again. Can you believe it? I can't even believe it. They wanna open the walls. They haven't taken away boys playing in women's sports. They have done that. Men playing in women's sports. It's like they don't change."
"Pergram added before playing a clip of Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) in which she said: Elon Musk coming in here, throwing everybody out of their jobs illegally. Like, I mean, that was a real problem. He didn't ask for Congress to stay open or whether or not we were shut down. They were doing illegal things. We know what they will do because they have already done it so much."
A government shutdown is likely at midnight due to a lack of backchannel talks and failed negotiations. A meeting between the president and top congressional leaders produced no agreement on funding. The president criticized efforts to reopen the border and referenced transgender policies in sports. Democrats express concern that a shutdown could trigger mass firings of federal workers and note prior reductions in the federal workforce. Some Democrats argue the shutdown is less consequential because the administration already eliminated portions of federal positions. Lawmakers demand money to offset Obamacare costs and guarantees that previously approved spending will not be canceled. The Senate plans a vote to break a filibuster on an interim spending bill before the midnight deadline.
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