The Trump administration began laying off federal workers on Friday, the 10th day of the U.S. government shutdown , administration budget chief Russell Vought said in a social media post.

"The RIFs have begun," Vought wrote on X , using the acronym for "Reductions in Force."

The Office of Management and Budget , which Vought leads, soon after confirmed that "RIFs have begun and are substantial."

No other details of the layoffs were immediately released.

The announcement comes four days after National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett warned in a CNBC interview that President Donald Trump could "start taking sharp measures" if the shutdown continued due to the lack of a stopgap funding deal approved by Congress.

Hassett said that "any government worker who loses thei

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