US EditionTrump sees 'unprecedented opportunity' to cut government during shutdown
President Trump and Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought plan cuts to federal agencies amid a shutdown that furloughs 750,000 workers daily, costing $400 million in lost wages.
- A government shutdown began at midnight on October 1, 2025, after Congress failed to pass legislation required to continue financing federal operations.
- The shutdown resulted from a partisan standoff where Republicans refused to negotiate with Democrats, who opposed the bill without healthcare subsidy extensions.
- President Donald Trump planned a meeting on October 2 with Budget Director Russell Vought, known for Project 2025, to decide which federal agencies to cut.
- Trump described the shutdown as an "unprecedented opportunity" to implement massive cuts to "Democrat agencies," while the White House announced imminent layoffs and suspensions of pay for about two million workers.
- The shutdown suspended billions in agency funding, furloughed hundreds of thousands of employees, and risks economic harm, with losses estimated at $15 billion in GDP weekly and possible extended job losses.
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'The big setup for 2028': Ex-RNC chair delivers alarming prediction about Trump's plans
With Donald Trump expected to meet with Office of Management and Budget chair Russell Vought late Thursday about eliminating more government offices during the government shutdown, former Republican National Committee head Michael Steele told voters it was time to wake up to the president’s long-ran...
President Trump to Meet Russ Vought to Cut ‘Political SCAM Democrat Agencies’ Following Government Shutdown: “I Can’t Believe the Radical Left Democrats Gave Me This Unprecedented Opportunity” | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hᴏft
President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he would meet with Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, a key architect of the Project 2025 blueprint, to determine which federal agencies, deemed by Trump as “political SCAM Democrat Agencies,” should face cuts and whether those cuts will be temporary or permanent.
In the US budget dispute, President Trump presented the shutdown as a welcome self-torture of the opposition. He wanted to dismiss people in "Democrat authorities" in particular. Soon he would decide whether the job reduction was temporary or permanent.
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Trimming the fat: Trump boasts of shuttering government agencies amidst shutdown
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump has condemned the shutdown and laid the blame squarely at the feet of the “Radical Left Democrats”— in the meantime, he appears to be making the most of it.
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