They were being laid off not because they were unqualified or because they weren't doing their jobs well. They were being laid off by this administration so that they could then find funding to pay for the tax breaks for the very wealthy and these corporations in this tax bill that they're trying to move. But here's the deal. We know here in Nevada, those layoffs, they're real people. We know them. They're our family members, they're our neighbors. (02:35–02:49)
CLAIM
Asserts that layoffs were to fund tax breaks for the wealthy and corporations.
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