Office of Management and Budget said agencies should consider a reduction in force for federal programs whose funding would lapse next week. (Photo: AP)

US President Donald Trump on Thursday pinned the blame on Democrats for the mass layoffs of federal employees the administration has proposed , if there is a government shutdown next week.

“This is all caused by the Democrats. They asked us to do something that’s totally unreasonable. They never change. They want to give money away to illegals … people that entered our country illegally,” Trump said.

Trump blames Democrats

Congress has until Tuesday night to pass a funding agreement to keep the government open, but a disagreement between Democrats and Republicans has pushed it closer to a shutdown. On Tuesday, Trump canceled a planne

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