JD Vance on Sunday said there will be deeper cuts to the federal workforce the longer the government shutdown goes on, adding to the uncertainty facing hundreds of thousands who are already furloughed without pay amid the stubborn stalemate in Congress.
Vance warned that as the federal shutdown entered its 12th day, the new cuts would be “painful,” even as he said the Trump administration worked to ensure that the military is paid this week and some services would be preserved for low-income Americans, including food assistance.
Still, hundreds of thousands of government workers have been furloughed in recent days and, in a court filing on Friday, the Office of Management and Budget said well over 4,000 federal employees would soon be fired in conjunction with the shutdown. The effects of the shutdown also grew Sunday with the Smithsonian announcing its museums, research centers and the National Zoo are temporarily closed going forward for lack of funding.
You know this is someone who’s never known retribution. Like no chance in hell ill ever fire/layoff that many people intentionally for no good reason and ever get good night sleep again.
These people are sociopaths. I have a small business where i deal directly with my customers from the first call till the job is done, and afterwards if needed as well. I have direct accountability for the work i do, and i wear it like a fucking badge because i take pride in my work. Accountability is something we’ve witnessed these assholes evade time and time again. Nobody ever pays the “iron price” for their actions when they’re rich and connected, and the very few that do only wind up doing so because they didn’t stay in their lane and pissed off someone even richer than they are. See Musk go around with his shenanigans before the '24 election and after, yet not a drop of accountability for him–even though he could absorb hundreds of billions in fines and still not give a single fuck. If the laws were actually enforced and all the loopholes were closed, none of these assholes would still be in power.
The thing is, this administration was going to do it anyway. It’s not like the mass firings just started… They just have a new excuse.