The US presidential administration plans to lay off 16,000 federal employees.

The administration of US President Donald Trump plans to lay off 16,000 federal employees. This decision was dictated by Trump's plan to make massive cuts and cut government funding during the shutdown of the American government. This was reported on October 3 by the Fox News channel.

"The president and the director of the Office of Administration and Budget, Russell Vaught, reportedly discussed plans to lay off about 16,000 federal employees during a meeting held yesterday," the TV channel said.

It was noted that the reduction in federal funding would affect those American states and cities that are under the control of the Democratic Party. These include $2.1 billion worth of infrastructure projects in Chicago.

According to the TV channel, against this background, the split among the Democratic Party is deepening on the issue of further confrontation with the Republicans over budget disagreements. This is due to the upcoming midterm elections to the US Congress in 2026.

Due to funding cuts and layoffs, some Democratic lawmakers may face problems during their election campaigns.

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In the United States, on October 1, the government was suspended. Because of this, non-authorized personnel of federal agencies will be forcibly sent on unpaid leave. At the same time, some will continue to perform their work duties without a salary.

On October 2, Trump said that during his upcoming meeting with Vaught, the possibility of reducing a number of democratic agencies against the background of the shutdown would be discussed.

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