Trump Demands GOP Clear Out Dead Wood' From Federal Government During Shutdown Opportunity'

"(AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Donald Trump urged Republicans to use the government shutdown to clear out dead wood from the federal bureaucracy, sharpening his long-standing ambition to shrink Washington's workforce. Taking to Truth Social early Thursday, the president issued a short post making clear his demand: Republicans must use this opportunity of Democrat forced closure to clear out dead wood, waste, and fraud. Billions of Dollars can be saved. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"

"blaming Democrats for the shutdown while following through with plans for mass firings, which will also be blamed on Democrats. At a White House event on Tuesday, he declared: The Democrats want to shut it down, well when you shut it down, you have to do layoffs. So we'd be laying off a lot of people that are going to be very affected. And they're Democrats, they're going to be Democrats."

President Donald Trump urged Republicans to use the government shutdown to remove 'dead wood' from the federal bureaucracy, calling for cuts to waste and fraud to save billions. The shutdown began after Congress failed to resolve a deadlock over extending Affordable Care Act subsidies, with Democrats calling the protections essential and Republicans wanting them handled outside the spending bill. The White House framed layoffs as a consequence of a Democrat-forced closure and signaled rapid job cuts, with Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt saying cuts would begin within days and Vice President JD Vance warning that extended shutdowns would require layoffs.

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