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Miles Archer

(20,482 posts)
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 04:44 PM Tuesday

Now Trump is saying some furloughed workers "may be denied back pay"

Trump says he is ready to make deep and permanent job cuts if the shutdown continues, bragging that Democrats have handed him a “silver platter” to reshape the federal government.

The president also confirmed that he’s considering denying federal employees billions of dollars in automatic back pay when the government finally reopens, suggesting that the move could be politically motivated.

“I would say it depends on who we’re talking about,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.

“For the most part we’re going to take care of our people. But there are some people that really don’t deserve to be taken care of, and we’ll take care of them in a different way.”

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-warns-his-grim-reaper-will-slash-jobs-forever-in-shutdown-purge/

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Now Trump is saying some furloughed workers "may be denied back pay" (Original Post) Miles Archer Tuesday OP
If you don't swear allegiance to Trump newdeal2 Tuesday #1
There is no low too low for the Orange Pantload. CentralMass Tuesday #2
All the contractors the Republican stiffed over the years Champp Tuesday #3
Talk about someone who doesn't deserve to be paid for the lousy job they do..... MIButterfly Tuesday #4
Deadbeat Donny living up to his reputation. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Tuesday #5

Champp

(2,300 posts)
3. All the contractors the Republican stiffed over the years
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 04:56 PM
Tuesday

should go to the Capitol tomorrow and stand in solidarity with all the children (now adults) who got raped by Donald Trump's "best friend" while he salivated lasciviously and then joked about it.

Not paying your contractors is total Republican ripoff

MIButterfly

(1,484 posts)
4. Talk about someone who doesn't deserve to be paid for the lousy job they do.....
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 05:41 PM
Tuesday

Sheesh. What an asshole. It's as if he works every single to try to figure out how he can be a bigger asshole than he was the day before.

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