A Trump administration official said in a call to Republicans that the mass firings of federal employees would begin "in a day or two" of the government shutdown.

Russ Vought, the chief of the Office of Management and Budget, made the comments in a private call, according to four sources who were on the call and spoke to Politico anonymously.

'We believe that layoffs are imminent. They are unfortunately a consequence of this government shutdown.'

Vought reportedly said that if the shutdown continued, pay for active members of the military would be threatened, as well as money for WIC, a nutrition program for low-income moms and children. He added that billions of dollars for infrastructure spending for New York are being reviewed.

"He was surprisingly vague on everything," one of the

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