The Trump administration is threatening to lay off thousands of federal workers if the government shutdown continues.

Amid the lapse in congressional appropriations that began Oct. 1, President Donald Trump has signaled plans to cut " Democrat Agencies " and " Democrat programs ," without specifying which agencies and programs he had in mind.

And he has repeatedly warned that the shutdown will lead to " substantial " permanent job losses if the impasse is not soon resolved. Previous government shutdowns have not led to mass firings.

But Trump and his administration raised the threat of layoffs even before the shutdown began: The U.S. Office of Management and Budget, in a late September memo, instructed certain agencies to start considering laying off some workers .

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