Democrats hit back Thursday at President Trump’s threat to fire thousands of federal workers if the government shuts down as soon as next week.

After the White House budget chief warned of permanent layoffs, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) vowed Democrats won’t be bullied into supporting a Republican stopgap spending bill to fund the government past next Tuesday night.

“We will not be intimidated by your threat to engage in mass firings. Get lost,” Jeffries tweeted.

“Democrats are united in defense of the healthcare of the American people,” he added Thursday.

Sen. Chuck Schumer added that Trump is being “derelict” by refusing to even meet with the Democratic congressional leaders.

“We will fight tooth and nail if they try to use the shutdown to hurt the American people,” Schum

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