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The White House assured that layoffs of public workers are "imminent" due to the federal government shutdown that began this Wednesday, following a lack of agreement between Republicans and Democrats in Congress.
"We consider the layoffs to be imminent. Unfortunately, they are a consequence of the government shutdown," said White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt in a press conference, where she blamed the Democrats for the closure.
When asked for a date and an approximate volume of layoffs, Leavitt said she could not provide further details at the moment.
In line with the Trump administration's desire to slim down the government, the Office of Management and Budget sent a memo days ago ordering various agencies to identify programs classified as non-essential to trigger layoffs if the federal shutdown continues.
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