Trump on conversation with Hakeem Jeffries, makes big comment on mass firings | US govt shutdown

President Donald Trump warned that federal workers could be fired and projects permanently cut if the ongoing government shutdown continues, blaming Democrats for the impasse. In an OAN interview, Trump said the White House is targeting “Democrat agencies” and green-lit withholding billions from blue-state infrastructure and climate projects, with mass layoffs imminent. At the same time, Trump said new US tariff revenues—projected to eventually reach up to $1 trillion a year—would pay down national debt and could fund direct rebate checks for Americans, with possible payments between $1,000 and $2,000 per person. Treasury and White House estimates on tariff revenue vary, while congressional Democrats condemned the strategy as punishing American families to score political points.