WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump warned congressional Democrats today that allowing the federal government to shut down at midnight would allow his administration to take “irreversible” actions, including shutting down programs important to them.

“We can do things during the shutdown that are irreversible, that are bad for them and irreversible by them, like cutting vast numbers of people out, cutting things that they like, cutting programs that they like,” Trump said in remarks to reporters from the White House Oval Office.

“You all know Russell Vought,” Trump added, referring to the director of the Office of Management and Budget. “He’s become very popular recently because he can trim the budget to a level that you couldn’t do any other way.” Trump did not specify the actions he mi

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