President Trump said on Truth Social that he would meet today with budget director Russell Vought — “he of Project 2025 fame” — “to determine which of the many Democrat Agencies, most of which are a political SCAM, he recommends to be cut.”

He added: “I can’t believe the Radical Left Democrats gave me this unprecedented opportunity.”

Bloomberg : “The president’s comments escalate a threat from Republicans to use the shutdown to slash the federal bureaucracy. The White House had threatened to announce job cuts as soon as Thursday.”

Wall Street Journal : “Russell Vought has been planning for this moment for years.”

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