Trump Threat of Mass Firings During Shutdown Worries Federal Workers

Trump threat of mass firings during shutdown worries federal workers

DULUTH — Most federal workers throughout the region are either furloughed or working without pay during the federal government shutdown. Typically, once Congress can agree on funding the government and the shutdown ends, furloughed workers return to their jobs, and those who worked during the shutdown are given back pay. But this time, the Trump administration has threatened to use this as an opportunity to make permanent cuts to the federal wor…

Trump accused of deploying 'blackmail': 'That's what's happening right now'

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) attacked President Donald Trump for punishing the American people in the government shutdown. "If the President is going to fire thousands of federal employees, that's on him. He can't blame that on anybody else," Beshear said during a "Team Kentucky" update. "Why? Because in other shutdowns it hasn't happened. Our families are not a prop, they are not to be used as negotiating tactics or for leverage. And so I hop…

Federal workers who 'voted for Trump' are furious over his 'assault' on government: report

The BBC reports U.S. federal workers are describing a state of uncertainty mingled with animosity at President Donald Trump over the federal government shutdown.This is not Trump’s first shutdown, but it is the first that the president has made clear he intends to exploit by permanently firing federal workers.Anonymous sources reached by BBC News suggest workers appear to have identified one particular enemy in the standoff.“The last shutdown wa…

Top Democrat (and presidential hopeful) hurls major accusation at Trump amid shutdown

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) accused President Donald Trump of using Americans as “props” as he threatens mass layoffs of government employees during a government shutdown.

Beshear Says Trump Using Federal Workers as a Prop

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) took note in an NPR interview of President Trump’s threat to permanently fire federal employees as a way to pressure Democrats to end the government shutdown. Said Beshear: “If he fires a bunch of people, it’s not because Democrats wouldn’t reach a deal. It’s because the president decides and actually fires people.” He added: “People aren’t a negotiating tool. They are not a prop. And that’s how he’s treating these…