{"id":2493232,"date":"2025-10-01T10:21:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T14:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-sets-the-stage-for-massive-federal-layoffs-as-shutdown-begins-its-only-because-of-the-democrats\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T10:51:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T14:51:25","slug":"trump-sets-the-stage-for-massive-federal-layoffs-as-shutdown-begins-its-only-because-of-the-democrats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-sets-the-stage-for-massive-federal-layoffs-as-shutdown-begins-its-only-because-of-the-democrats\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Sets the Stage for Massive Federal Layoffs as Shutdown Begins: &#8216;It&#8217;s Only Because of the Democrats&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-sets-the-stage-for-massive-federal-layoffs-as-shutdown-begins-its-only-because-of-the-democrats%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2493232&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary of the provided text is as follows:<\/p>\n<p>Despite a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-set-to-inflict-maximum-pain-on-democrats-if-shutdown-goes-forward-they-will-pay-a-huge-price\/\" title=\"Trump Admin Set to Inflict &#039;Maximum Pain&#039; on Democrats if ... Goes Forward: &#039;They Will Pay a Huge Price&#039;\">potential federal government shutdown<\/a>, former President Donald Trump is <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >actively pursuing plans<\/a> too reduce the size of the federal bureaucracy. After Senate Democrats rejected a GOP-backed bill to keep the government funded through November 21, Trump expressed that a shutdown could be an chance to eliminate many federal jobs. He criticized Democrats for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-senate-passes-bill-to-give-illegal-immigrants-money-to-buy-homes-but-government-points-out-a-problem\/\" title=\"California Senate Passes Bill to Give ... Money to Buy Homes, But ... Points Out a Problem\">prioritizing undocumented immigrants<\/a> over american citizens, accusing them of wanting to provide full healthcare benefits to illegal immigrants and reopen the border wall. While Trump stated he does not desire a shutdown, he believes positive outcomes can result, such as cutting unwanted programs and jobs. Key programs aligned with Trump&#8217;s agenda, like immigration enforcement, are expected to continue despite the shutdown. Supporters like newt Gingrich endorse using the shutdown as leverage to implement lasting changes favoring Trump&#8217;s priorities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The federal government might be shut down, but President Donald Trump&rsquo;s plan to trim back the federal bureaucracy is moving at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-china-threat-is-real-and-upon-us\/\" title=\"The China Threat is Real and Upon Us\">full speed ahead<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday night, Senate Democrats rejected a GOP-supported bill that would have kept the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-leaders-take-aim-at-democrats-third-stopgap-spending-bill\/\" title=\"GOP leaders take aim at Democrats\u2019 third stopgap spending bill\">federal government running<\/a> through Nov. 21. As the prospect of a shutdown loomed earlier Tuesday, Trump said shuttering the government is an opportunity to shed jobs.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, we may do a lot, and that&rsquo;s only because of the Democrats,&rdquo; Trump said in a video <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cspan\/status\/1973012630756360363\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted to X<\/a> after he was asked how many government worked he would lay off.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said Democrats are more interested in non-Americans than American citizens.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As you know, they want to be able to take care of people that are coming to our country illegally, and no system can handle that,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Q: &ldquo;If there is a shutdown how many federal workers do you plan to lay off?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>President Trump: &ldquo;Well, we may do a lot and that&rsquo;s only because of the Democrats.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J4ix1mOsry\">pic.twitter.com\/J4ix1mOsry<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspan\/status\/1973012630756360363?\">September 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  &ldquo;Our country can&rsquo;t handle people who come into our country illegally, and they want to give them full health care benefits. They want to open the wall again. Can you believe it? I can&rsquo;t even believe it,&rdquo; Trump said, adding as he mused about the Democratic Party, &ldquo;They lost an election in a landslide and they don&rsquo;t change.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump said he would not have wanted a shutdown, but will try to make some good come of it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re doing well as a country, so the last thing we want to do is shut it down, but a lot of good can come down from shutdowns. We can get rid of a lot of things that we didn&rsquo;t want,&rdquo; Trump said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/09\/30\/us\/politics\/trump-shutdown-layoffs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is the whole ballgame on the government shutdown. Democrat Maxine Waters just admitted they want to fund healthcare for illegals which Dems are never supposed to actually admit on camera. Any shutdown will be rightfully hung on the Democrats now. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Lzp7noVwDO\">pic.twitter.com\/Lzp7noVwDO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/robbystarbuck\/status\/1973114774562152572?\">September 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When you shut it down, you have to do layoffs,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;So we&rsquo;d be laying off a lot of people that are going to be very affected, and they&rsquo;re Democrats.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A report in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/10\/01\/trump-protecting-priorities-from-shutdown-00588657\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> said programs critical to Trump&rsquo;s agenda &mdash; such as immigration enforcement &mdash; will continue unabated during a federal shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Remember Rahm Emanuel&rsquo;s great quote: &lsquo;You should never waste a crisis,&rsquo;&rdquo; former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said. &ldquo;Rahm Emanuel should be proud of the Trump team because they&rsquo;re prepared to say, &lsquo;Every day this is shut, we will find ways to pay for everything we want. We&rsquo;ll find ways to eliminate everything you want. And we&rsquo;ll do it legally.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump had said as much on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I voted YES to keep the government open and working for the American people. Sadly, Democrats chose a Schumer Shutdown, putting Americans last. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G1fN5rV88K\">pic.twitter.com\/G1fN5rV88K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Senator Tim Scott (@SenatorTimScott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorTimScott\/status\/1973166577525944458?\">September 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The last person that wants to shut down is us,&rdquo; Trump said then.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now, with that being said, we can do things during the shutdown that are irreversible &mdash; that are bad for them and irreversible by them. Like cutting vast numbers of people out. 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