Here's what Trump wants to do to reshape the federal government during the shutdown

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Here's what Trump wants to do to reshape the federal government during the shutdown
President says shutdown allows administration to cut 'vast numbers of people' and programs
By Emma Colton Fox News
Published October 1, 2025 6:01pm EDT

The federal government partially shut down early Wednesday after Democrats and Republicans failed to reach an agreement on a funding package.

In the lead-up to the midnight deadline to pass a budget package, President Donald Trump warned the administration could make "irreversible" changes to the federal workforce, most notably through a new wave of fresh layoffs. The president has underscored that he and his allies did not want the government to shut down, but that it opened the door for some "good" that could come from it.

Senate lawmakers failed to reach a spending agreement in time for the end of fiscal year 2025 Tuesday, after a short-term extension of fiscal year 2025 funding, aimed at keeping the government open through Nov. 21, passed the House mainly along party lines earlier in September.

Democrats expressed frustration at being shut out of spending negotiations and over the GOP bill’s exclusion of enhanced Obamacare subsidies that were first enacted in 2021 under President Joe Biden. Those subsidies, a COVID-19-era measure, are set to lapse at the end of 2025 unless Congress takes action, Fox News Digital has reported.

Republicans have since pinned the shutdown blame on Democrats, arguing they refused to fund the budget as an attempt to reinstate taxpayer-funded medical benefits for illegal immigrants through Democrat lawmakers' continuing resolution, which would include extending the expiring Obamacare tax credits.

Democrat leadership have balked at the claims, throwing their own jabs at Trump and Republican lawmakers as the culprits behind the shutdown and squashing claims they want to provide healthcare to illegal immigrants.

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[IsailedawayfromFR]

Good start by kicking out the door people not showing up for work.

Since this is a basis for termination itself, it should have already been done.

No more freeloading on taxpayer dime.

Now go out and find a real job where you have to work in order to eat.

[Free Vulcan]

I doubt it's possible because of entitlements, but it would be amazing if he could match cuts with revenue such that we get and stay below the debt limit indefinitely.

[Hoodat]

CUT  CUT  CUT