The Office of Management and Budget, headed by Vought, told AFP the layoffs would be “substantial,” but gave no precise numbers or details of which departments would be most affected.

A court filing Friday said the government has fired more than 4,000 federal workers, including more than 1,000 each at the Treasury Department and Department of Health and Human Services.

Trump reiterated his pledge to use the cutbacks as a way to inflict pain on Democrats, telling reporters the number of people fired

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