Department heads permanently firing federal workers as soon as the Government shuts down. https://t.co/WVZbjr6xOs pic.twitter.com/Ev58sjcOIV
— Paul (@WomanDefiner) October 1, 2025
Here is the trap Democrats are walking into with the shutdown.
OMB can reduce discretionary agencies in force, i.e., instead of layoffs, they can fire and reduce the workforce.
When the agencies are funded again, because the staff were fired, not laid off, the agencies can be…
— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) September 30, 2025
Here is the trap Democrats are walking into with the shutdown.
OMB can reduce discretionary agencies in force, i.e., instead of layoffs, they can fire and reduce the workforce.
When the agencies are funded again, because the staff were fired, not laid off, the agencies can be…
— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) September 30, 2025
Hundreds of thousands of federal workers found themselves furloughed or working without pay when they woke up Wednesday morning, after government funding lapsed overnight.
The government shutdown marks the first time since January 2019 that lawmakers failed to strike a deal to keep federal agencies open. The previous shutdown, during President Trump’s first term, lasted 35 days — the longest in history.
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated the last shutdown reduced economic output by $11 billion during the following two quarters, including $3 billion the U.S. economy never gained back.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5530977-federal-workers-payment-shutdown-what-to-know/
BREAKING: President Trump is meeting with OMB Director Russ Vought to discuss slashing Democrat-controlled agencies during the shutdown.
“I have a meeting today with Russ Vought, he of PROJECT 2025 Fame, to determine which of the many Democrat Agencies, most of which are a… pic.twitter.com/5GSgZUERgK
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) October 2, 2025