You for being here yesterday. President Trump said as a result of the shutdown, we'll be laying off a lot of people that are going to be very affected. And The Democrats, they are going to be Democrats has the administration asked agencies to target federal workers who they believe to be Democrats in these reductions of forces. We're not targeting federal agencies based on politics. We're targeting the people's government so that as much as possible of the essential services can continue to function. (14:41–14:53)
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Asserts that the administration may target federal workers believed to be Democrats for layoffs.
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