Trump 'upping the ante' with new 'threat' if government shuts down next week: report [View all]

By Carl Gibson, AlterNet
Published September 24, 2025 10:54 PM ET

Congressional leaders have until the end of the month to agree on a deal to keep government agencies funded. But according to a new report, President Donald Trump's administration is using the possibility of a government shutdown to carry out its plans of permanently hollowing out federal agencies.

On Wednesday, Politico's Sophia Cai reported that agency heads have been handed memos from the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) instructing them to submit reduction-in-force (RIF) plans in the event of a federal government shutdown. This effectively means that the administration is planning to carry out mass firings of federal workers, even though federal employees typically come back to work after Congress agrees on a funding bill.

"The move marks a significant break from how shutdowns have been handled in recent decades, when most furloughs were temporary and employees were brought back once Congress voted to reopen government and funding was restored," Cai wrote. "This time, OMB Director Russ Vought is using the threat of permanent job cuts as leverage, upping the ante in the standoff with Democrats in Congress over government spending."

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The country cannot survive under a traitor with his blackmail and extortion tactics........shut down the government..........and do not blink.............