FROM FOX NEWS: The federal government partially shut down early Wednesday after Democrats and Republicans failed to reach an agreement on a funding package.
In the lead-up to the midnight deadline to pass a budget package, President Donald Trump warned the administration could make “irreversible” changes to the federal workforce, most notably through a new wave of fresh layoffs. The president has underscored that he and his allies did not want the government to shut down, but that it opened the door for some “good” that could come from it.
Senate lawmakers failed to reach a spending agreement in time for the end of fiscal year 2025 Tuesday, after a short-term extension of fiscal year 2025 funding, aimed at keeping the government open through Nov. 21, passed the House mainly along party lines earlier in September.
Trump said during various public remarks Tuesday, as the countdown to the midnight deadline dwindled, that though he did not want a shutdown, it presents him with the opportunity for the administration to carry out layoffs as part of a continued mission to slim down the federal government and snuff out overspending and fraud.
“We don’t want it to shut down because we have the greatest period of time ever,” Trump said. “I tell you, we have $17 trillion being invested. So the last person that wants it shut down is us.”
“Now, with that being said, we can do things during the shutdown that are irreversible, that are bad for them and irreversible by them, like cutting vast numbers of people out, cutting things that they like, cutting programs that they like,” he added.
The government is now shut down for the first time in six years after Democrats and Republicans failed to come to a deal on a stopgap spending bill. As lawmakers point fingers, federal workers are expected to be directly impacted. More: https://t.co/WvkkL70SJZ pic.twitter.com/46J2rZkJss
— NewsNation (@NewsNation) October 1, 2025
🚨 JUST IN: President Trump CONFIRMS that “A LOT” of federal layoffs are coming tonight past midnight if Democrats and Schumer shut down the government
“We may do a LOT, and that’s only because of the Democrats.”
Schumer is getting lots of MAGA’s hopes up! It’s a win-win! pic.twitter.com/oA5T4HKQaj
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) September 30, 2025
DMLNewsApp founder and podcast host Dennis Michael Lynch commented on the shutdown and Trump’s plan in a Walk and Talk. Watch below:
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