Russell wattHead of Office of Management and BudgetAllegedly told the House Republican on Wednesday that the Trump administration will be Start firing federal workers “One to two” days.
Less than a day Government shutdownVought indicated that the administration was fulfilling its promise to use this time Get rid of more federal employees – Continuation of their goal to reduce federal task force The beginning of this year began.
In a call with the House Republican, he said that they can start firing on Thursday or Friday, many Sources told NBC News, punch bowl, PoliticianMore.
An architect of Project 2025, did not specify where the firing would begin, such as a specific department or a specific type of employee. Earlier this year, probationary employees, or those who are new to their position, were to be fired earlier.
Last week, OMB sent a memorandum to the agencies, asking them to prepare a plan for the lack of force, whether the government was to be discontinued, especially considering adding employees working in programs that lose funds during shutdown or do not suit Trump’s agenda.
Historically, during shutdown, nonessalyal Federal employees will be inflated – Or asked to stop working without payment until the government returns.
But the trump administration’s move to completely close those employees during a shutdown is a much more aggressive step.
Vice President JD Vance told reporters on Wednesday that the administration must “shut down” because the shutdown continues – although there is no rule that suggests that the administration should do so.
“We don’t necessarily want to do this,” Vance told reporters. “But we are going to do what we have to continue to continue the essential services of American people.”
During a shutdown, essential services such as postal services, social security payment, medicade, medicine, national security and domestic security are all working. However, some employees, such as working under air traffic control, do not pay the government for the time of closure. They are paid back when the government opens again.
This is only one of the many strategies that are using administration Voting pressure for Republican’s temporary funding billIt is called a continuous resolution, which will fund the government by November.
The administration has manipulated resources at its disposal to blame the Democrats for shutdown, in which changing the government’s website banner, to clearly point out fingers in the Liberal Party, agencies send emails to federal employees who convict federal employees, and use the talks to repetitively to reiterate those points.
Administration said that administration Removal In the 2024 presidential election, 16 states voting for former vice -president Kamla Harris in clean energy funding $ 8 billion and $ 18 billion for New York City infrastructure projects.
Democratic leaders in the Congress have removed those dangers, indicating that Trump has been doing the same things since the administration took over.
“These are all things that the Trump administration has been doing since January 20,” House Minority Leader Hakim Jeffrees told reporters.