The White House is now threatening to fire thousands of federal employees. Is that a risk that you're willing to take by putting up this fight and for how long? The Trump administration has been firing thousands of federal employees outside of the context of a government shutdown since January 20th. Literally. They've been engaging in mass firings, the Trump administration, since January 20th. And no reasonable person can come to the conclusion that, that simply because they've now decided to … (06:57–07:08)
CLAIM
Asserts that the Trump administration has been firing federal employees since January 20th, unrelated to the shutdown.
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