Democrats hit back Thursday at President Donald Trump’s threat to fire thousands of federal workers if the government shuts down as soon as next week.

After the White House budget chief warned of permanent layoffs, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., vowed Democrats won’t be bullied into supporting a Republican stopgap spending bill to fund the government past Tuesday night.

“We will not be intimidated by your threat to engage in mass firings. Get lost,” Jeffries wrote on social media.

“Democrats are united in defense of the healthcare of the American people,” he added Thursday.

Trump countered by claiming Democrats actually want to use the shutdown fight to encourage illegal immigration, without elaborating.

“This is all caused by the Democrats,” Trump said at the White House. “They’ve ask

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