The Trump administration has begun laying off thousands of workers during the continuing government shutdown, prompting responses from Maryland leaders.

Governor Wes Moore called the layoffs 'the latest chapter in a campaign of cruelty and recklessness.'

"This decision by the White House to use Trump’s shutdown as an excuse to fire people from their jobs is wrong, and we condemn it in the strongest possible terms," said Governor Moore.

Members of the Maryland Delegation called the mass firings "lawless," claiming that Republicans have weaponized the Office of Management and Budget to illegally fire federal workers since day one.

READ: What a prolonged government shutdown could mean for Maryland, according to the White House

"Working Americans will ultimately bear the brunt of these a

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